linux-kernel - Re: Why is CONFIG

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Message-ID: <20110610225835.GC11521@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:58:35 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Jesper Juhl <jj@...osbits.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jonas Gorski <jonas.gorski@...il.com>,
	"Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: Why is CONFIG_FHANDLE an option??

On Sat, Jun 11, 2011 at 12:42:50AM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:

> Yes, I'm aware of that. Doesn't mean we have to make things worse.
> Just because we've had optional syscalls in the past doesn't mean we have 
> to add more, nor that the existing ones were a good idea. IMHO they should 
> be removed as options and just included unconditionally - not too late to 
> correct this...

There's fanotify in that pile.  Consider that bright idea *strongly* NAKed.
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