linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Force UNIX domain sockets to be built in

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Message-ID: <20071231193848.GQ27894@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:38:48 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, jengelh@...putergmbh.de,
	devzero@....de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bunk@...nel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Force UNIX domain sockets to be built in

On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 03:03:20PM +0100, Bodo Eggert wrote:
> On Mon, 31 Dec 2007, David Miller wrote:
> > From: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
> 
> > > As suggested by Adrian Bunk, UNIX domain sockets should always be built in 
> > > on normal systems. This is especially true since udev needs these sockets
> > > and fails to run if UNIX=m.
> > > 
> > > Signed-Off-By: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
> > 
> > People who use udev can make sure they have it built into their kernel
> > if they have such a dependency.
> > 
> > Not everyone uses udev, and therefore needs AF_UNIX non-modular.
> 
> That's why I kept this option for embedded folks.
> 
> Is there any benefit for non-embedded systems from having UNIX=m?

udev-free != embedded.
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