Axel Thimm schrieb:
On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 06:45:01AM +0100, Thorsten Leemhuis wrote:
> kernel-modules further are not allowed, as they can disturb the base
> kernel easily.
Are we sure we really want that?
I think so. Red Hat asked patiently for this, too, but I had this on my
list beforehand anyway.
The same argument applies to any
daemon as well,
I'd like to disagree. Userland processes are clearly separated from each
other normally. But each kernel module has access to the whole kernel
space and can do a whole lot of damage everywhere -- on purpose or
accidentally. That often is not obvious in error messages and thus a big
problem for debugging.
and kernel modules are considered an added value by
most RHEL consumers (but not RHEL kernel developers ;)
I'm sure there will be another repo soon where add-on kernel modules for
EL-Distributions will find a home.
CU
thl