Comment 23 for bug 8509

I see two ways forward with this bug:

1. Extend hotplug to load the modules in the particular manner required by the
current kernel

2. Drop the modular-ide patch, which seems to be the cause (and thus the reason
why no one else seems bothered by this)

(2.) has the advantage of being far simpler. Can anyone speak on behalf of the
modular-ide patch, and what benefits it provides that justify the additional
effort and complexity of (1.) ?