Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Aug 2008 04:37:18 -0700 | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Subject | Re: [patch 2/2] fastboot: use a DMI match table to set defaults for port-disable |
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:10:09 +0100 Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote:
> > if you solder the board... well you can add a tiny kernel patch or > > change the dmi ;) > > Lots of people have them modified and you can even buy them > pre-modded as an end user. It needs to be simpler than hacking your > kernel. In fact this argues that the port disables should be handled > by user space not by the kernel ?
which is a commandline option then; because once userspace runs you've already paid the price in terms of boottime otherwise and would make the idea entirely moot.
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