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From: Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] update CONFIG_PCI description
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:14:27 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20050811151427.GC28067@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20050809203800.GA28917@lst.de>

On Tue, Aug 09, 2005 at 10:38:00PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> The current one doesn't even make sense anymore on i386 where it
> apparently came from.
> +	  There is no IA64 hardware without PCI/PCI-X/PCI-Express busses.
> +	  Say Y here unless running on the HP simulator.
>  

Hm, I thought I already updated that one.  I think it's bad style to write
in the negative like that ... how about:

	All IA-64 machines use PCI/PCI-X/PCI Express busses.  Unless you
	are using a simulator without PCI support, you should say Y here.

-- 
"Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon 
the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those
conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse
to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince 
himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep 
he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain

      reply	other threads:[~2005-08-11 15:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 2+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2005-08-09 20:38 [PATCH] update CONFIG_PCI description Christoph Hellwig
2005-08-11 15:14 ` Matthew Wilcox [this message]

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