linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] do not compile AMD Geode's hwcrypto driver as a module per default

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Date:	Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:25:05 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Borislav Petkov <petkov@...h.uni-muenster.de>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	info-linux@...de.amd.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not compile AMD Geode's hwcrypto driver as a module
	per default

Ar Sad, 2006-10-21 am 10:17 +0200, ysgrifennodd Borislav Petkov:
> This one should be probably made dependent on some #define saying that the cpu
> is an AMD and has the LX Geode crypto hardware built in. Turn it off for now.

That makes no real sense. Most kernel selections are "run on lots of
processor types", we thus want as much as possible modular, built and
available.

The existing defaults seem quite sane.

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