Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:37:39 -0700 | From | Tim Bird <> | Subject | Re: [patch 2/4] Configure out file locking features |
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Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 10:32:20AM -0700, Tim Bird wrote: >> If warnings or support avoidance for the general population using >> such config options is the issue, I think that David Woodhouse's >> suggestion that such things could taint the kernel is an interesting >> idea. Maybe have we could have an "unsafe-config" taint flag? > > A CONFIG_EMBEDDED=y flag?
If this is sufficient, it works for me!
> It's not only about limits, I also have a general dislike for the > "add more config options" approach. > > I get your point why it brings advantages in some cases, but if you are > looking for a cheerleader it won't be me. ;-)
Understood. I promise not to send you any pom-poms. ;-) -- Tim
============================= Tim Bird Architecture Group Chair, CE Linux Forum Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Corporation of America =============================
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