Re: [patch] <machine/cputypes.h>

jk> The pmc(4) driver (being written) needs a way of informing the
jk > userland libpmc(3) (also being written) about the kind of CPU

des> Is there a good reason why pmc(4) can't pass this information out as a
des> string?  Less chance of future breaks in binary compatibility that
des> way.

I'm not sure if using strings vs. 'binary' structures gains us much in
future binary
compatibility: changes in the format of the string have the potential to break
binary compatibility anyway.  Strings work well when they are "simple".