Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:21:49 +0100 | | From | Bernhard Walle <> | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/3] Remove CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM |
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* Alan Cox [2008-11-16 15:09]: > > > -#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.
For embedded users, do they use CONFIG_SYSCTL at all? If not, then we can just allow /dev/mem access when CONFIG_SYSCTL is turned on. That should make embedded users happy.
But: I don't want to get that patch in. I just want to have the sysctl, if just that patch doesn't make it, well, ok for me. I just think CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM is superfluous when the runtime configuration option is present.
Regards, Bernhard
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