linux-kernel - Re: Linux 2.6.29-rc6

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Message-Id: <1235677008.8730.176.camel@macbook.infradead.org>
Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2009 04:36:48 +0900
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Jesper Krogh <jesper@...gh.cc>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dave Olsen <dolsen@...i.com>, Ryan Jackson <rjackson@...i.com>,
	"linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux 2.6.29-rc6

On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 19:31 +0000, Jesper Krogh wrote:
> 1) pick the distro .config
> 2) make oldconfig

So it should have been a module, not built-in?

> 3) Let the kernel load what it think it needs.

That part at least ought to be disabled -- we don't let this driver
autoload, because unless you _know_ you need it, you don't need it.

It's for overwriting your BIOS.

-- 
David Woodhouse                            Open Source Technology Centre
David.Woodhouse@...el.com                              Intel Corporation

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