Re: [patch] My AMD IDE driver, v2.7

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>]

Linus Torvalds wrote:

>
>On Mon, 11 Mar 2002, Jeff Garzik wrote:
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>>You have convinced me that unconditional filtering is bad.  But I still
>>think people should be provided the option to filter if they so desire.
>>
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>Hey, choice is always good, except if it adds complexity.
>
>The problem with conditional filtering is that either it is a boot (or
>compile time) option, or it is a dynamic filter.
>
heh, I couldn't have given a better argument against a dynamic filter.

I was actually assuming the filter would be a compile-time option, for 
security's sake.  Boot-time option works too.

So, it sounds like you could be sold on an fixed-at-compile-time filter 
that can be disabled at boot :)  I know you don't like 
fixed-at-compile-time as you mentioned, but it's my argument there is a 
class of users that definitely do.  MandrakeSoft would likely enable the 
filter in the "secure" kernel and disable it in the "normal" kernel, for 
example.

    Jeff