linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option

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Message-Id: <20080211205914.f357d179.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:59:14 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	jengelh@...putergmbh.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mingo@...e.hu, davej@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] make /dev/kmem a config option

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 20:03:29 -0800 Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> wrote:

> +config DEVKMEM
> +	bool "/dev/kmem virtual device support"
> +	help
> +	  Say Y here if you want to support the /dev/kmem device. The
> +	  /dev/kmem device is rarely used, but can be used for certain
> +	  kind of kernel debugging operations.
> +	  When in doubt, say "N".

I think this should be `default y'.  So that we don't cause /dev/kmem to
magically disappear for `make oldconfig' users.
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