linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Kconfig: CONFIG_UNEVICTABLE

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Date:	Wed, 13 May 2009 20:18:38 +0900
From:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@...com>,
	Minchan@...stfloor.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Kconfig: CONFIG_UNEVICTABLE_LRU move into EMBEDDED 
	submenu

2009/5/13 Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>:
> KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com> writes:
>
>> Subject: [PATCH] Kconfig: CONFIG_UNEVICTABLE_LRU move into EMBEDDED submenu
>>
>> Almost people always turn on CONFIG_UNEVICTABLE_LRU. this configuration is
>> used only embedded people.
>> Thus, moving it into embedded submenu is better.
>
> Is there are any reason it cannot be just made unconditional unless
> CONFIG_MMU is disabled. It was never clear to me why this was a config
> option at all.

In past days, I proposed this. but Minchan found this config bloat kernel 7kb
and he claim embedded guys should have selectable chance. I agreed it.

Is this enough explanation?
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