Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:10:57 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:10:57 -0500 Received: from svr-ganmtc-appserv-mgmt.ncf.coxexpress.com ([24.136.46.5]:48402 "EHLO svr-ganmtc-appserv-mgmt.ncf.coxexpress.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:10:57 -0500 Subject: Re: observations on 2.5 config screens From: Robert Love To: Bill Davidsen Cc: Adrian Bunk , "Robert P. J. Day" , Linux kernel mailing list In-Reply-To: References: Content-Type: text/plain Organization: Message-Id: <1042041195.694.2734.camel@phantasy> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.1 (1.2.1-3) Date: 08 Jan 2003 10:53:15 -0500 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 806 Lines: 21 On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 09:32, Bill Davidsen wrote: > Someone else suggested putting all the low level options like preempt, > smp, and the stuff in kernel-hacking into a single menu, with a better > name. I do not think I like this. SMP, kernel preemption, and high memory support are the three most fundamental choices one makes during configuration. They should be out in the open, in the beginning, in a well-labeled category. They only issue I see is "processor options" should be renamed "core options" or whatever. But that is trivial. Robert Love - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/