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Any reason for the removal of loadable kernel modules?

LKM(4) support had mostly been only "compile tested" for years. Practically nothing used it, and at the time of it's removal the ports tree contained a single module.. a firmware flasher for some old Dell servers.

OpenBSD also makes it pretty easy to compile drivers into a custom kernel:

http://www.openbsd.org/faq//faq5.html#Why

And to configure an already compiled kernel with UKC:

http://www.openbsd.org/faq//faq5.html#BootConfig

So most of the time there's little need for kernel modules.

How about a reason for nginx removal?

see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9202522

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