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Message-ID: <20080211211653.301ab24d@laptopd505.fenrus.org> Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 21:16:53 -0800 From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org> To: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.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 20:59:14 -0800 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote: > 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. that's a matter of taste; nothing uses/needs it and I think people are better off without it (by default), but if you insist I can't object to that too much either. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@...ux.intel.com For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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