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Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: minimizing the configuration of
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Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 14:29:52 -0500
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On Apr 24, 2009, at 5:33 PM, Rog=E9rio Brito wrote:

> This patch addresses the following issues:
>
>
> 01. makes CFQ the default scheduler, to be in line with the rest of =20=

> the kernel.
>
> 02. since linkstations are meant to store files, enable large blk =20
> devices.
>
> 03. disable CONFIG_MIGRATION in in such low memory devices.
>
> 04. disable CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM.

do we not allow booting a ramdisk?

> 05. disable CONFIG_SCSI_LOWLEVEL, as no device under that tree is =20
> used.
>
> 06. idem for CONFIG_NETDEV_10000.
>
> 07. idem for CONFIG_WIRELESS.
>
> 08. idem for CONFIG_HWMON.
>
> 09. idem for CONFIG_CRYPTO_HW.
>
> 10. disable CONFIG_VIDEO_OUTPUT_CONTROL.
>
> 11. keep consistency and disable extended attributes in CIFS, ext3, =20=

> and NFS.
>
> 12. enable CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rog=E9rio Brito <rbrito@ime.usp.br>
>
> ---
>
> Dear Kumar, please, apply this one.
>
> I have another patch regarding one regression regarding MTD &
> PHYSMAP_COMPAT that I plan to send on top of this one.
>
> Thanks.

Ok, can we look at just specifying such info in the linkstation device =20=

tree.

Also, can you break this defconfig update into two patches.  1. that =20
just updates to 2.6.30-rc3 (or latest) and 2. that makes the various =20
changes you've listed above.

- k=