Re: [ia64 R&D] CONFIG_IA64_MCA

Jesse Barnes
2004-05-04T15:19:08Z

On Tuesday, May 4, 2004 6:53 am, Luck, Tony wrote:
> John> Hi, I have heard rumors that the CONFIG_IA64_MCA option may be
> John> phased out. If this is true, this email is an attempt to lobby
> John> AGAINST such a move. I work with a team that explicitly
> John> disables the CONFIG_IA64_MCA so that the kernel will NOT
> John> handle MCAs. If kernel handling of MCAs is made automatic,
> John> then that would interfere with our use of the
> John> kernel. Hopefully, this rumor is false.
>
> Would a boot option to skip registration linux handlers with
> SAL work for you? That would allow us to keep Jesse's cleanup
> that removes a bunch of #ifdefs.

That seems like an even better option, since it means they wouldn't have to
recompile their kernel (unless they're making other changes), and may be
useful in general.

Jesse