lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2021]   [Nov]   [23]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86/purgatory: provide config to disable purgatory
On Tue, Nov 23, 2021 at 03:05:08PM +0000, Usama Arif wrote:
> This can help in reducing boot time if purgatory is not needed
> as the sha256 digest of kexec segments is no longer calculated
> or verified if the config is disabled.

I'd prefer a commit message to say:

"Disable purgatory because of real-life use case X. With it disabled,
booting a second kernel is sped up by Y."

"Just because" and adding yet another config option is not worth the
effort, otherwise.

Thx.

--
Regards/Gruss,
Boris.

https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette

\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2021-11-23 16:25    [W:0.138 / U:0.160 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site