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Date:      Sat, 7 Dec 1996 16:43:55 +1100
From:      Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
To:        bde@zeta.org.au, toor@dyson.iquest.net
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.org, dyson@dyson.iquest.net, markm@iafrica.com
Subject:   Re: 3.0-current Kernel panicking on bootup
Message-ID:  <199612070543.QAA16647@godzilla.zeta.org.au>
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>In the case of the other code in the system (incl VM system), we are
>stuck with the earlier processors' legacy.  When it is a good idea,
>we can come up with unique solutions for each type of backwards
>compatibility need.  If there is an efficient general way of doing things,
>I cannot think of it...

Dynamic linking.  This is practical for LKMs: determine the
characteristics of the system at boot time and recompile some LKMs to
optimize them for the current system if anything has changed.

Bruce
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