2006-10-22 06:39:33

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: [PATCH] do not compile Sony Vaio extras as a module per default


Signed-off-by: <[email protected]>

--- current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig.orig 2006-10-21 10:02:23.000000000 +0200
+++ current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig 2006-10-21 10:02:30.000000000 +0200
@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ config ACPI_SONY
tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
depends on X86 && ACPI
select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
- default m
---help---
This mini-driver drives the ACPI SNC device present in the
ACPI BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.

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Regards/Gru?,
Boris.





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2006-10-22 10:56:13

by Jan Engelhardt

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not compile Sony Vaio extras as a module per default


>--- current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig.orig 2006-10-21 10:02:23.000000000 +0200
>+++ current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig 2006-10-21 10:02:30.000000000 +0200
>@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ config ACPI_SONY
> tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
> depends on X86 && ACPI
> select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
>- default m
> ---help---
> This mini-driver drives the ACPI SNC device present in the
> ACPI BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.

Reason?


-`J'
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2006-10-22 16:09:20

by Randy Dunlap

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not compile Sony Vaio extras as a module per default

On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:54:30 +0200 (MEST) Jan Engelhardt wrote:

>
> >--- current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig.orig 2006-10-21 10:02:23.000000000 +0200
> >+++ current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig 2006-10-21 10:02:30.000000000 +0200
> >@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ config ACPI_SONY
> > tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
> > depends on X86 && ACPI
> > select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
> >- default m
> > ---help---
> > This mini-driver drives the ACPI SNC device present in the
> > ACPI BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.
>
> Reason?

This is the third such patch/request that I recall for this
one. It's =m for Andrew (one of his machines).
Otherwise the patch makes sense and should be merged...

---
~Randy

2006-10-23 17:09:54

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not compile Sony Vaio extras as a module per default

On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 09:10:54AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:54:30 +0200 (MEST) Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>
> >
> > >--- current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig.orig 2006-10-21 10:02:23.000000000 +0200
> > >+++ current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig 2006-10-21 10:02:30.000000000 +0200
> > >@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ config ACPI_SONY
> > > tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
> > > depends on X86 && ACPI
> > > select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
> > >- default m
> > > ---help---
> > > This mini-driver drives the ACPI SNC device present in the
> > > ACPI BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.
> >
> > Reason?
>
> This is the third such patch/request that I recall for this
> one. It's =m for Andrew (one of his machines).
> Otherwise the patch makes sense and should be merged...
>
> ---
> ~Randy

(sorry for the duplicate send but the yahoo mailserver is having problems. :()

We already turned off the Toshiba extras module some time ago since the majority
of us don't necessarily have the aforementioned machine (see commit
f9a204e1de73a7007de66fb289e1d64a7665c9b4 in Linus' tree) but if this one is
different, then so be it. I still think, though, that it makes more sense to
leave stuff turned on in case it is needed in the most profiles of kernel usage
and leave not so common features off and let people turn them on only for their
special case.

--
Regards/Gru?,
Boris.

2006-10-23 17:42:11

by Borislav Petkov

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] do not compile Sony Vaio extras as a module per default

On Sun, Oct 22, 2006 at 09:10:54AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:54:30 +0200 (MEST) Jan Engelhardt wrote:
>
> >
> > >--- current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig.orig 2006-10-21 10:02:23.000000000 +0200
> > >+++ current/drivers/acpi/Kconfig 2006-10-21 10:02:30.000000000 +0200
> > >@@ -262,7 +262,6 @@ config ACPI_SONY
> > > tristate "Sony Laptop Extras"
> > > depends on X86 && ACPI
> > > select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
> > >- default m
> > > ---help---
> > > This mini-driver drives the ACPI SNC device present in the
> > > ACPI BIOS of the Sony Vaio laptops.
> >
> > Reason?
>
> This is the third such patch/request that I recall for this
> one. It's =m for Andrew (one of his machines).
> Otherwise the patch makes sense and should be merged...
>
> ---
> ~Randy

We already turned off the Toshiba extras module some time ago since the majority
of us don't necessarily have the aforementioned machine (see commit
f9a204e1de73a7007de66fb289e1d64a7665c9b4 in Linus' tree) but if this one is
different, then so be it. I still think, though, that it makes more sense to
leave stuff turned on in case it is needed in the most profiles of kernel usage
and leave not so common features off and let people turn them on only for their
special case.

--
Regards/Gru?,
Boris.


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