Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751817AbYHLFbX (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:31:23 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750808AbYHLFbP (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:31:15 -0400 Received: from smtp1.linux-foundation.org ([140.211.169.13]:57957 "EHLO smtp1.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750807AbYHLFbO (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Aug 2008 01:31:14 -0400 Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:30:43 -0700 From: Andrew Morton To: Rene Herman Cc: Alan Cox , akpm@linuxfoundation.org, fritz@isdn4linux.de, kkeil@suse.de, isdn4linux@listserv.isdn4linux.de, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mingo@elte.hu Subject: Re: [PATCH] ISDN: make ICN not auto-grab port 0x320 Message-Id: <20080811223043.9ad55c51.akpm@linux-foundation.org> In-Reply-To: <48A11952.6090203@keyaccess.nl> References: <489DD669.2090207@keyaccess.nl> <20080809215020.1bb602e7@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <20080811164814.db41c20b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <48A11952.6090203@keyaccess.nl> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.8 (GTK+ 2.12.5; x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1251 Lines: 30 On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:02:10 +0200 Rene Herman wrote: > On 12-08-08 01:48, Andrew Morton wrote: > > > otoh it's a bit sad to break allyesconfig kernels - there is > > regression-testing value in being able to run such kernels. > > > > I wonder if we can add a new boot option `allyesconfig-test' or > > something like that, and then, within the offending drivers, test that > > flag and take suitable avoiding action. > > > > Or we could do it at compile-time - define > > CONFIG_ALLYESCONFIG_TESTING in some fashion. > > Yes, latter I'd feel with the thing most against it that there aren't > actually many that need it. I think the boot option is the way, if at all. Because the config option isn't very usable. What's to stop someone from doing `make allyesconfig' and then menually editing the .config so it's no longer truly an allyesconfig .config? otoh, if is't purely a manual setting rather than some automagic thing then it might be workable. CONFIG_INGO :) -- 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/