RE: [PATCH] 2.5.68 FUTEX support should be optional

["Christopher Hoover" <ch@murgatroid.com>]

> I don't see the point in dropping futexes except
> perhaps in a very controlled embedded environment,
> but if that is the case,  then a PC config 
> should just force it to "y" and not even ask the user. 

We could do this (et al) under CONFIG_TINY, if you would prefer.


> We absolutely do NOT want the situation where
> a program will not work just because the user forgot
> some config option that mostly isn't needed.

This a specious argument.  There are many ways one can configure a
kernel that will make it fail to boot or run user space properly.
There's no getting around knowing what it is your configuring in and
out.

Note that I set the default to Y.  I also agree that I could have been
more verbose in the help string.

> And futexes _are_ going to be needed. Any sane high-performance
threading 
> implementation _will_ use them. No ifs, buts or maybe's.

All big machines, sure.  All small machines, it depends.  All the (user)
world is not glibc.

-ch