Re: [RFC: 2.6.19 patch] let PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE depend on BROKEN

Andrew Morton
2006-10-27T01:32:09Z

On Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:20:58 -0600
Matthew Wilcox <matthew@wil.cx> wrote:

> On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 03:02:52AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE is an interesting feature, but in it's current
> > state it seems to be more of a trap for users who accidentally
> > enable it.
> >
> > This patch lets PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE depend on BROKEN for 2.6.19.
> >
> > The intention is to get this patch reversed in -mm as soon as it's in
> > Linus' tree, and reverse it for 2.6.20 or 2.6.21 after the fallout of
> > in-kernel problems PCI_MULTITHREAD_PROBE causes got fixed.
>
> People who enable features clearly marked as EXPERIMENTAL deserve what
> they get, IMO.

It's not the impact on "people" which is of concern - it's the impact on
kernel developers - specifically those who spend time looking at bug
reports :(