Re: [GIT PATCH] ACPI patches for 2.6.23-rc1

[Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>]

Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 26 Jul 2007, david@lang.hm wrote:
>> how about the fact that Linus found the problem becouse his system didn't work
>> right?
> 
> No, it works, it just forces me to use a configuration that I'm not 
> personally interested in on that particular machine.
> 
> I tend to like using minimal kernels. I don't use modules on most of my 
> machines, and I actually look over my config. Maybe I'm odd. But I think 
> it's a good thing to let people decide what they want (and what they do 
> _not_ want) in their kernels.
> 
> I think forcing people to use CPU_HOTPLUG is a mistake. There's a reason 
> that existed as a config option. The ACPI changes basically mean that the 
> whole CPU_HOTPLUG config option is totally pointless, because everybody is 
> forced to have it.

Indeed -- forced to have a feature that is applicable in reality to 
0.00000001% of the user population, I'd wager :)

I read and hone my .config to utter minimalist perfection too :)  So 
count my vote here too, for -not- wanting CPU_HOTPLUG dead code in my 
kernel.

	Jeff