linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer

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Message-ID: <44EDF26B.7070404@citd.de>
Date:	Thu, 24 Aug 2006 20:39:39 +0200
From:	Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@...d.de>
To:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Jens Axboe <axboe@...e.de>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>>>On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 17:29 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
>>>
>>>>        bool "Enable the block layer" depends on EMBEDDED 
>>>
>>>Please. no. CONFIG_EMBEDDED was a bad idea in the first place -- its
>>>sole purpose is to pander to Aunt Tillie.
>>
>>It's not for Aunt Tillie.
>>It's for an average system administrator who compiles his own kernel.
>>
>>CONFIG_BLOCK=n will only be for the "the kernel must become as fast as 
>>possible, and I really know what I'm doing" people.
> 
> 
> Then that should be CONFIG_I_AM_AN_EXPERT (CONFIG_EXPERT), not 
> CONFIG_EMBEDDED.

Or to quote the GUI-configuration of xine-ui

CONFIG_EXPERIENCE_LEVEL
With the options:
Beginner
Advanced
Expert
Master of the know universe

SCNR. ;-)





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