Bug#860570: linux: compartmentalize modules into separate packages

2017-04-18 Thread Ben Hutchings
Matt Taggart wrote: [...] > * I still see the floppy and parallel port module load on many of my > systems because the superio/southbridge/etc happened to have that > device in case the system designer wanted to use it. It's time for > this stuff to go away. Sounds like a

Bug#860570: linux: compartmentalize modules into separate packages

2017-04-18 Thread Matt Taggart
Source: linux Severity: wishlist (Foreword: I have an idea to make Debian more secure. This is for post-stretch consideration. This is being filed as wishlist and is only an idea, if parts of it don't make sense or have errors, I welcome corrections, discussion, etc. Thanks!) With the recent