<<On Mon, 3 Apr 2000 14:35:44 -0700 (PDT), Matthew Jacob <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:

> I'm not sure I follow this.

> This subject has come up before in that tape quirks are really busted, etc..

I don't believe sysctl (at least in the form Brad suggested) is at all
the right model.  Rather, the kernel should accept a simply-formatted
text blob which lists the quirks.  This can then be linked into the
kernel, or passed via the loader, or edited in place using sysctl.

-GAWollman

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