linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: acpi: add opt-out of apple-specific property parsing

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Message-ID: <3f336702-8883-b987-c487-0fe30fb934fd@metux.net>
Date:   Thu, 3 Dec 2020 18:46:13 +0100
From:   "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <lkml@...ux.net>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: acpi: add opt-out of apple-specific property
 parsing

On 02.12.20 18:51, Randy Dunlap wrote:

Hi,

>> +config ACPI_APPLE
>> +	bool "Apple ACPI properties support"
>> +	default y if X86
>> +	help
>> +	  Extraction of apple specific ACPI properties.>
> 	                Apple-specific

ok, thanks.

>> +
>> +	  Say N if you're sure the kernel won't be used on an Apple machine
>> +	  and wanna save a few kb of memory. (embedded or high-density VMs)
> 
> 	      want to
> 
> and kb == kilobits. Is that what you mean here?

around 6.6kb stripped, 74kb unstripped.

--mtx

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