Re: [2.6 patch] let IA64_GENERIC select more stuff

Adrian Bunk
2006-02-08T21:38:25Z

On Wed, Feb 08, 2006 at 08:38:57AM -0500, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> >>>>> "Adrian" = Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> writes:
>
> Adrian> On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 09:52:09PM -0800, Chen, Kenneth W
> Adrian> wrote:
> >> But for the bit that this thread started, which disables
> >> CONFIG_MCKINLEY for CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC, it is totally wrong and is
> >> the "over my dead body" type of thing.
>
> Adrian> My initial patch that started this thread was to remove all
> Adrian> select's from CONFIG_IA64_GENERIC.
>
> Adrian> Is this OK for you?
>
> Adrian,
>
> Not really, it helps a bit by selecting some things we know we need
> for all GENERIC builds. True we can't make it bullet proof, but whats
> there is better than removing it.

Like the bug of allowing the illegal configuration NUMA=y, FLATMEM=y?

> Jes

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Adrian

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