linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Kconfig: CONFIG_UNEVICTABLE

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Message-ID: <20090513113817.GO19296@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Wed, 13 May 2009 13:38:17 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-mm <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Lee Schermerhorn <Lee.Schermerhorn@...com>,
	Minchan@...stfloor.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Kconfig: CONFIG_UNEVICTABLE_LRU move into EMBEDDED submenu

> In past days, I proposed this. but Minchan found this config bloat kernel 7kb
> and he claim embedded guys should have selectable chance. I agreed it.

Well there's lots of code in the kernel and 7k doesn't seem worth bothering.
If you just save two pages of memory somewhere you can save more.

> Is this enough explanation?

It's not a very good one.

I would propose to just remove it or at least hide it completely
and only make it dependent on CONFIG_MMU inside Kconfig.

-Andi

-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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