From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [git pull] x86 changes for v2.6.27
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:16:16 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <487BC220.2060401@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.1.10.0807141359450.3305@woody.linux-foundation.org>
Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> No. The default value should be 'off', unless it's _needed_ by people.
>
> Have you guys looked at the size of the kernel lately?
>
> Bloat is bloat. Just because it's conditional is not an excuse.
>
> Having an in-kernel memory tester is in no way better than having an
> out-of-kernel one that you pick at grub boot time, so the claim that it's
> a "recommended" thing is likely bogus too.
>
Fair enough.
-hpa
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-07-14 21:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-07-14 13:50 [git pull] x86 changes for v2.6.27 Ingo Molnar
2008-07-14 20:49 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-07-14 20:57 ` H. Peter Anvin
2008-07-14 21:01 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-07-14 21:16 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2008-07-14 21:25 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-07-14 22:00 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-07-15 8:35 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-07-15 2:51 ` Dave Jones
2008-07-15 4:33 ` Linus Torvalds
2008-07-16 13:54 ` Ingo Molnar
2008-07-16 13:52 ` Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz
2008-07-16 14:05 ` Ingo Molnar
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=487BC220.2060401@zytor.com \
--to=hpa@zytor.com \
--cc=akpm@linux-foundation.org \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
--cc=mingo@elte.hu \
--cc=tglx@linutronix.de \
--cc=torvalds@linux-foundation.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is an external index of several public inboxes,
see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror
all data and code used by this external index.