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SubjectRe: [Patch 0/8] V3 Implement crashkernel=auto
Hi,

* Amerigo Wang <amwang@redhat.com> [2009-08-13 04:49]:
> Bernhard Walle wrote:
> >
> >Honestly I don't see why everything is guarded by
> >CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE. We do we need that new configuration
> >option? I mean, if I don't specify 'crashkernel=auto', then the patch
> >does nothing, right? Then the option CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE would
> >only be needed so save some bytes of code. Is that really worth it?
>
> Hi, CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE is not for saving bytes, it just
> provides a choice for the user to decide to enable it or not.

Still, I don't understand it. When I don't say "crashkernel=auto" on
command line, then nothing is done, right? So the choice for the user
is the "crashkernel=auto". Why do we need CONFIG_KEXEC_AUTO_RESERVE
then? Maybe I just missed something in my logic ...


Regards,
Bernhard


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