On Sunday 16 November 2003 00:44, Olivier Blin wrote:
> > > --
> > > -CONFIG_X86_ALIGNMENT_16=y
> > > +CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y
> >
> > I can't find where it is referenced
>
> in arch/i386/Kconfig
>
I mean - referenced in the *code*. this looks like leftover that is not more
used.
[...]
>
> > > -CONFIG_PACKET=y
> > > +CONFIG_PACKET=m
> >
> > module
> >
> > > -CONFIG_UNIX=y
> > > +CONFIG_UNIX=m
> >
> > module
>
> I was not sure for those.
> Almost everybody use it, even if the box isn't networked.
>
see another mail. Is it needed to *boot* kernel?
[...]
> > There is no problem loading them out of initrd. Of course it needs
> > harddrake support finally.
> >
> > WDYT?
>
it does it already eevn if it does not autodetect them. We still need some
extra code to configure correct modules; probably some ldetect enhancements.
[...]
> > > -CONFIG_NFS_FS=y
> >
> > why? OK diskless stations ... that is the only application that may
> > require it. this is rather special case for generic kernel?
>
> i'm not sure, some users may mount /home by NFS
> How many bytes is the nfs code ?
>
{pts/1}% LC_ALL=C ll fs/nfs/*ko
-rw-r--r-- 1 bor bor 209936 Nov 8 16:27 fs/nfs/nfs.ko
{pts/1}% size fs/nfs/*ko
text data bss dec hex filename
153630 3468 60 157158 265e6 fs/nfs/nfs.ko
this is with most debugging options on.
