linux-kernel - Re: [GIT PATCH] driver core patches against 2.6.24

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Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2008 22:31:34 -0800
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PATCH] driver core patches against 2.6.24

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:11:48 -0800 (PST)
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> 
> 
> On Fri, 25 Jan 2008, Greg KH wrote:
> > 
> > That's really wierd, I don't see that at all here just running with
> > your 2.6.24 + my git tree and lots of USB drivers built into the
> > kernel also (like ehci_hcd).
> 
> But do you use an initrd that tries to load the same driver too?
> 
> I'm too lazy to want to do my own initrd. I just use the prepackaged
> ones and rely on the fact that my private kernel will refuse to load
> modules that aren't meant for it anyway.
> 

you know about "make install" right? That copies the needed files to /boot,
adds them to grub AND makes an initrd for you.. all for free ;)


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