Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:59:25 -0700 (PDT) | From | Dan Hollis <> | Subject | Re: PUBLIC CHALLENGE: (was RE: devfs again, (was RE: USB device a lloc ation) ) |
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On Tue, 12 Oct 1999, Horst von Brand wrote: > > Dan Hollis [mailto:goemon@sasami.anime.net] said: > > >Check the devfs *code*, Horst. Then tell us CONFIG_DEVFS handling is badly > > >implemented. Please don't play these silly theoretical semantics games. > It was claimed that something that was CONFIG_XXX=N could never affect > excisting code. Furthermore, a newbie would be able to fix the kernel in > half an hour. Well, the newbie might screw up, or the CONFIG_XXX could be > implemented wrong, or there might me subtle interactions that get broken by > the included/excluded code.
Again, CHECK THE CODE BEFORE MAKING ASSERTIONS. Otherwise, we can't take your claims seriously.
-Dan
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