Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264619AbTEPXsM (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 May 2003 19:48:12 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264632AbTEPXsM (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 May 2003 19:48:12 -0400 Received: from turing-police.cc.vt.edu ([128.173.14.107]:7040 "EHLO turing-police.cc.vt.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264619AbTEPXsL (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 May 2003 19:48:11 -0400 Message-Id: <200305170001.h4H0113n001351@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.6.3 04/04/2003 with nmh-1.0.4+dev To: Alan Cox Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.68 FUTEX support should be optional In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 16 May 2003 22:55:42 BST." <1053122141.5589.45.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu References: <1053122141.5589.45.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="==_Exmh_607840616P"; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Date: Fri, 16 May 2003 20:01:01 -0400 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1308 Lines: 38 --==_Exmh_607840616P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii On Fri, 16 May 2003 22:55:42 BST, Alan Cox said: > There are arguments in some cases for avoiding the selections (notably > adding a zillion ifdefs to remove something thats utterly trivial) but > providing most users see only > > Remove kernel features for embedded systems (Y/N) > > its no more dangerous/hassle than the kernel debug menu OK.. I know I argued against making it visible to the user at all, but if it's phrased like that, it will at least (hopefully) dissuade everybody who doesn't know what an embedded system is. And after all, Linux isn't about dissuading the truly determined, nor is it about making moral judgements regarding their wizardry/idiocy ratio.... --==_Exmh_607840616P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 07/13/2001 iD8DBQE+xXu8cC3lWbTT17ARAqJ5AKCw/aroGXLDb41fwQ7e0NJql4Fw0gCg9p/m iVHErVmrPWLkUDgqPo5o66k= =V2Oo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_607840616P-- - 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/