From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: Maarten ter Huurne <maarten@treewalker.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] /dev/mem: Add kernel config option to omit this device.
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 10:30:14 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4F749C26.60804@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1333041724-20532-1-git-send-email-maarten@treewalker.org>
On 03/29/2012 10:22 AM, Maarten ter Huurne wrote:
> Many systems don't need /dev/mem, so make it optional.
> It saves some space on embedded systems.
>
> Signed-off-by: Maarten ter Huurne <maarten@treewalker.org>
I would like to see it being modular if it is made optional. I think
that would be the right thing anyway.
-hpa
--
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-03-29 17:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-03-29 17:22 [PATCH] /dev/mem: Add kernel config option to omit this device Maarten ter Huurne
2012-03-29 17:30 ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2012-03-29 19:32 ` Maarten ter Huurne
2012-03-29 20:07 ` H. Peter Anvin
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