linux-kernel - Re: [git pull] x86 changes for v2.6.27

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:25:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] x86 changes for v2.6.27



On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> Bloat is bloat. Just because it's conditional is not an excuse.

Btw, the reason I reacted was that that wasn't even the only one.

It was followed by that MTRR "cleanup" question, which also defaulted to 
'y', despite:

 - having a help message that warned about oopses and problems

 - answering 'y' then caused a follow-up of totally incomprehensible and 
   meaningless options with no help message what-so-ever.

Dammit, if _I_ find the option to be badly named, confusing, unnecessary 
and undocumented, maybe it should be a clue to somebody that it probably 
shouldn't exist, much less default to 'sure, do that crazy thing'.

(I think there was something else, but by then I didn't care any more, and 
just said no without even looking at the insane crap)

			Linus
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