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Date:	Tue, 1 Jan 2008 05:48:06 +0100 (CET)
From:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
cc:	7eggert@....de, viro@...IV.linux.org.uk, jengelh@...putergmbh.de,
	devzero@....de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, bunk@...nel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Force UNIX domain sockets to be built in

On Mon, 31 Dec 2007, David Miller wrote:
> From: Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>

> > The big question is: Is there any non-embedded system where you have
> > to aim for a small kernel image?
> 
> One some platforms, due to bootloader restrictions or whatever,
> there are hard limits on how large the main kernel image can be.
> 
> On sparc64 for example the limit is around 6.5MB

That would be about the size of a complete rescue system. I don't think we 
need to worry about unix sockets there, do we?

> But this "big question" isn't the important issue, in fact it's
> tangental and has no bearing on the final decision we make
> here.
> 
> Rather, choice is, and taking choice away is bad.  I may have a reason
> to make AF_UNIX modular, I might not, but either way taking that
> option away from me is not the right thing to do.

_You_'ll still have the option, because you have selected EMBEDDED=y 
(otherwise, you'd miss all other valuable options to cripple your kernel), 
while the folks that just care for a working systems will have what they'd 
select anyway without being bothered with useless questions.
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