Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1764808AbXHYVyD (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:54:03 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752332AbXHYVxw (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:53:52 -0400 Received: from nic.NetDirect.CA ([216.16.235.2]:35506 "EHLO rubicon.netdirect.ca" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752453AbXHYVxv (ORCPT ); Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:53:51 -0400 X-Originating-Ip: 72.143.66.27 Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 17:43:56 -0400 (EDT) From: "Robert P. J. Day" X-X-Sender: rpjday@localhost.localdomain To: Al Viro cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List , Andrew Morton Subject: Re: [PATCH] FS: Make RAMFS both selectable and tristate. In-Reply-To: <20070825212920.GB21089@ftp.linux.org.uk> Message-ID: References: <20070825212920.GB21089@ftp.linux.org.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Net-Direct-Inc-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-Net-Direct-Inc-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Net-Direct-Inc-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-16.8, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, BAYES_00 -15.00, INIT_RECVD_OUR_AUTH -20.00, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL 20.00) X-Net-Direct-Inc-MailScanner-From: rpjday@mindspring.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1244 Lines: 34 On Sat, 25 Aug 2007, Al Viro wrote: > On Sat, Aug 25, 2007 at 03:40:23PM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > > Allow RAMFS to be user-selectable, and to be built as a module. > > > > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day > > > > --- > > > > given that the help content for that option suggests it can be built > > as a module, it just makes sense to make it selectable and tristate, > > unless someone has a compelling argument against it. > > How about "check if the kernel builds if you do that"? ah, i see what you mean -- selecting it as a module. apparently, then, the "help" text telling me "To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called ramfs." was overly optimistic. rday -- ======================================================================== Robert P. J. Day Linux Consulting, Training and Annoying Kernel Pedantry Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA http://crashcourse.ca ======================================================================== - 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/