linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH for 2.6.22] [6/10] x86: Only make Macintosh drivers default on Macs

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.0.98.0706211125100.3593@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 21 Jun 2007 11:26:53 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Will Schmidt <will_schmidt@...t.ibm.com>
cc:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH for 2.6.22] [6/10] x86: Only make Macintosh drivers
 default on Macs



On Thu, 21 Jun 2007, Will Schmidt wrote:
>
> I'll second that.  The obvious gotcha is that on a G5, the windfarm
> drivers don't get automatically selected, thus the fans run at full
> speed, and my office becomes a windtunnel. :-) 

Since when has "default" been anything but "default". It doesn't mean that 
you can't override it. And if "make oldconfig" doesn't take the _old_ 
setting into account over the new one, there's something wrong.

Of course, if there is no actual question, "default" ends up being what it 
always chosen (because no explicit choice is allowed), but in this case 
we're talking about:

	bool "Macintosh device drivers"

which definitely has that question.

		Linus
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