linux-kernel - Re: tighten ATA kconfig dependancies

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Date:	Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:04:47 +0200
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	7eggert@....de, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: tighten ATA kconfig dependancies

> A cross compile toolchain is the only real soluion. Otherwise we would
> soon end up with far to many drivers selectable for x84-64.

if the *driver* is not platform specific, what is the problem with that?
Aunt Tilly again? The only difference between x86 and x86-64 is isa-bus
cards and things that were put on a motherboard but never on a PCI card.
That's maybe a dozen or two total for the entire kernel, and a set that
is not growing.

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