Re: [PATCH] fix the -test3 input config damages

[Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de>]

On Fri, Aug 22, 2003 at 09:50:05AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2003, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> >
> > There's really no point in forcing in support for all kinds of
> > optional input devices unless CONFIG_EMBEDDED.
> 
> I disagree. We've had too many totally unnecessary bug-reports from 
> people, and it's just not worth it not having the keyboard and mouse 
> controller driver.

That's because we didn't have the "select INPUT if VT" yet..

Anyone, can we at least get a different option for this thingy then?
CONFIG_EMBEDEDDED is even more wrong in this context than in the
old one.

What about two new options to replace the old CONFIG_EMBEDDED?

 - CONFIG_AUNT_TILLIE - for this kind of shoot yourself in the foot
   protection

and

  - CONFIG_NONSTD_ABI - for the original sense of a kernel so limited
    that parts of the usual userland ABI may disappear