> Am 22.12.2017 um 23:31 schrieb Nick Kew <n...@apache.org>:
> 
> On Thu, 21 Sep 2017 08:11:17 -0400
> Eric Covener <cove...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> IIUC it should be safe to extend module_struct with a minor bump to
>> add 'int flags' to the bottom, but when you check the value you'd need
>> to check the MMN first. In the module you'd then just have some flags
>> or'ed together after register_hooks.
> 
> Sorry to come to this late: arises from reviewing STATUS.
> 
> Ugh.  Fine for trunk, but that's a lot of complexity to foist on
> a stable branch.  A module would not only need to check MMN,
> but also implement fallback behaviour if there are no flags.
> So why not KISS and stick with that fallback for all 2.4?

Not sure, I parse that. Any module that does nothing continues to see the same 
behaviour than before. Where does the complexity arrive?

-Stefan

> 
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> Nick Kew

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