Re: kerneld for FreeBSD

[Mike Smith]

> > and if a module wants to unload itself due to
> > "unuse", it can already do so.  
> 
> You wouldn't have control over that process if the modules decides
> for itself. It's a sysadmin decision to unload modules, not the
> module's decision.

So why introduce a third party?  ("kerneld")  If the admin wants to 
remove a module, great.

TBH, unloading an idle module is basically a waste of time.  Modules are, 
on the whole, so small that the savings are entirely outweighed by the 
unnecessary complexity.
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