From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: "Vitaly Wool" <vitalywool@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option
Date: Wed, 14 Feb 2007 00:47:55 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070214004755.faa96e55.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <acd2a5930702140037yff0b77dl2714ea7869bdde54@mail.gmail.com>
On Wed, 14 Feb 2007 11:37:52 +0300 "Vitaly Wool" <vitalywool@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/14/07, Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> wrote:
> >
> > I think this should be a module option/boot parameter, not a config-time
> > option.
> >
> >
> Hmm, why? I can't think of a platform where one 8250-compatible UART is
> problematic and another isn't :)
>
Is it not possible that the same kernel package can be installed on systems
which do and don't need this feature? If so, we don't want to force the
provider of that package to create two packages.
That, plus the chances of the package creator actually knowing about this
option aren't great.
Generally, if it can be done at runtime it is better to do so, no?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-02-14 8:48 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-12-26 16:43 [PATCH] 8250: make probing for TXEN bug a config option Vitaly Wool
2007-02-14 6:46 ` Andrew Morton
[not found] ` <acd2a5930702140037yff0b77dl2714ea7869bdde54@mail.gmail.com>
2007-02-14 8:47 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2007-02-14 13:41 ` Vitaly Wool
2007-02-14 18:20 ` Andrew Morton
2007-03-14 21:38 ` Vitaly Wool
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