From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de>
Cc: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, crash-utility@redhat.com,
Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Remove CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM
Date: Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:09:01 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20081116150901.4d824e6d@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1226846868-9595-4-git-send-email-bwalle@suse.de>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM
> -
> int devmem_restricted = 1;
>
> -#if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL) && defined(CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM)
> +#if defined(CONFIG_SYSCTL)
> /*
> * since there is no unload function, we don't have to deregister that
> * the whole lifetime of the kernel and can ignore the return value
NAK - this adds a pile of memory wasting complete crap to every kernel
including embedded systems. At least before you could turn it off now you
can't.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-16 15:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-16 14:47 Turn CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM in sysctl dev.mem.restricted Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 14:47 ` [PATCH 1/3] Unify devmem_is_allowed across architectures Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 14:47 ` [PATCH 2/3] Add dev.mem.restricted sysctl Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 15:07 ` Willy Tarreau
2008-11-16 14:47 ` [PATCH 3/3] Remove CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 15:09 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2008-11-16 15:21 ` Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 15:46 ` Alan Cox
2008-11-17 13:57 ` David Howells
2008-11-16 15:07 ` Turn CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM in sysctl dev.mem.restricted Alan Cox
2008-11-16 15:20 ` Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 15:45 ` Alan Cox
2008-11-16 16:03 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-11-16 16:09 ` Alan Cox
2008-11-16 16:19 ` Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 16:11 ` Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 17:03 ` Alan Cox
2008-11-16 15:39 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-11-16 15:56 ` Bernhard Walle
2008-11-16 16:06 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-11-16 20:32 ` H. Peter Anvin
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