From: H. Peter Anvin <[email protected]>
This patch makes sysctl non-optional unless EMBEDDED is set. There
are a number of interfaces exposed via sysctl, enough that it has to
be considered core kernel functionality at this point.
Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <[email protected]>
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 3b36a1d..9087910 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -151,7 +151,8 @@ config BSD_PROCESS_ACCT_V3
at <http://www.physik3.uni-rostock.de/tim/kernel/utils/acct/>.
config SYSCTL
- bool "Sysctl support"
+ bool "Sysctl support" if EMBEDDED
+ default y
---help---
The sysctl interface provides a means of dynamically changing
certain kernel parameters and variables on the fly without requiring
H. Peter Anvin <[email protected]> wrote:
> This patch makes sysctl non-optional unless EMBEDDED is set. There
> are a number of interfaces exposed via sysctl, enough that it has to
> be considered core kernel functionality at this point.
is this to help the user to configure the kernel or is it to remove
complexity (you just introduced some)
Gruss
Bernd
On Tue, May 30, 2006 at 03:07:50AM +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> H. Peter Anvin <[email protected]> wrote:
> > This patch makes sysctl non-optional unless EMBEDDED is set. There
> > are a number of interfaces exposed via sysctl, enough that it has to
> > be considered core kernel functionality at this point.
>
> is this to help the user to configure the kernel or is it to remove
> complexity (you just introduced some)
Obviously the first.
I don't see how his patch affects complexity in any way. The patch is
both small and obvious (and CONFIG_SYSCTL=n is still a valid and
supported configuration).
> Gruss
> Bernd
cu
Adrian
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