Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261202AbVAGAvw (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:51:52 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S261155AbVAGAuB (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:50:01 -0500 Received: from mailer2-5.key-systems.net ([81.3.43.243]:24552 "HELO mailer2-1.key-systems.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261190AbVAGAre (ORCPT ); Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:47:34 -0500 Message-ID: <41DDDC22.80009@mathematica.scientia.net> Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2005 01:47:30 +0100 From: Christoph Anton Mitterer User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 0.9 (X11/20041124) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alan Cox CC: Linux Kernel Mailing List Subject: Re: Questions about the CMD640 and RZ1000 bugfix support options References: <41D5D206.1040107@mathematica.scientia.net> <1104676209.15004.58.camel@localhost.localdomain> <1105025417.17176.222.camel@localhost.localdomain> <41DDC55B.2030106@mathematica.scientia.net> <1105053558.17176.297.camel@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <1105053558.17176.297.camel@localhost.localdomain> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.89.0.0 X-Enigmail-Supports: pgp-inline, pgp-mime Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1163 Lines: 39 Alan Cox wrote: >On Iau, 2005-01-06 at 23:10, Christoph Anton Mitterer wrote: > >>What about the following idea? >>Both stay enabled by default but the help text explains exactly (as >>far as possible) which systems are affected. >>This would help newbies like me to decide if those bugfixes are >>necessary or not. > > >Its the ideal solution. The diff for this is available on your computer >already - its kept in /dev/null 8) Ok,... so here's my patch which I request for inclusion: --- begin of patch --- --- end of patch --- (Ahh,.. my first kernel patch,... *lol* ) ;-) Seriously,.. I thought about adding something like: "Most users of modern computers won't need this, but it is safer to say Y here." But according to you answer I think that you like the way it's at the moment. =) Never mind! But if you think it's ok I could make a (real) patch which adds such a text. Best wishes, cam. - 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/