Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 18:21:02 +0200
From: Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
To: Stefan Richter <stefanr@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Cc: Paul Rolland <rol@as2917.net>, Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>,
       Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@suse.cz>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: x86_64 usability bug: Kconfig prompt without help text (was Re: sata & scsi suggestion for make menuconfig)
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>   - So, which criteria influence whether HPET_EMULATE_RTC should be
>     enabled on x86_64 or not?

If there is one it needs to be a runtime switch anyways.
> 
>   - In case that there is no compelling reason to disable it if its
>     dependencies are satisfied, shouldn't it rather be invisible and
>     automatic like on i386?

It should be automatic. Please send a patch.

-Andi
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