Re: stuff that goes into GENERIC

[Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org>]

> > > kernel, then perhaps a different one is in order, perhaps with extra
> > > devices loaded as LKMs.  I could certainly see a kernel for initial
> > 
> > There's something:  is there a way to split out kernel functionality into
> > loadable modules (ie, similar to Linux)?
> 
> Hmmmm... I hate to be the lamer that follows up his own message, but the
> original was maybe not very clear.  What I mean to say, is there a way to
> take traditionally monolithic kernel items (such as KMEMSTATS or IPSEC) and
> instead compile them into LKMs?  Like you can when you select portions of
> the Linux kernel to compile as modules.  I would really like to have
> KMEMSTATS available if I wanted, but otherwise unload them without having
> to reboot to a different kernel.

No.  Start by reading the source code.