From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from www.linux.org.uk (parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk [195.92.249.252]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDAA6482A for ; Sat, 18 Aug 2001 17:04:42 -0600 (MDT) Received: from willy by www.linux.org.uk with local (Exim 3.13 #1) id 15YF8z-0006Go-00; Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:04:41 +0100 Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 00:04:41 +0100 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Helge Deller Cc: Matthew Wilcox , Matthew Wilcox , parisc-linux@parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Turn off CONFIG_PCI Message-ID: <20010819000441.B14486@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20010818193908.2DE79482A@dsl2.external.hp.com> <20010818233700.A14486@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: ; from deller@gmx.de on Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 12:59:41AM +0200 Sender: List-ID: On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 12:59:41AM +0200, Helge Deller wrote: > Sure, Cxxx and Jxxx may have LASI, but if I'm correct they all have a 32bit PA7XXX > CPU and thus won't be catched by this check. Nope, C200+, C240+, C360 (and equivalent J class) all have PA8x00 CPUs. > Machines with a PA8XXX CPU don't have any LASI/GSC devices and would _always_ > HPMC without PCI support. So I still think it is better to panic() with a nice message > instead of just let the user guess why the machine suddenly HPMC'ed with this kernel > and start asking on the parisc-linux list. Everyone who's asked about compilng a kernel with CONFIG_PCI off has had a 715/712-era machine. I don't think people with PCI slots will turn it off. -- Revolutions do not require corporate support.