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SubjectRe: [PATCH] vt: make the default cursor shape configurable
On Mon 2009-11-09 23:09:44, Daniel Mack wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 04:28:03AM +1030, David Newall wrote:
> > Daniel Mack wrote:
> > > And even if the cursor behaviour is changable at runtime, I don't see
> > > why it shouldn't have a selectable compile time default. Which is what
> > > the patch adds.
> >
> >
> > It seems like adding cruft to the kernel that is just as effectively
> > available at run-time. Where does it end? Do we eventually add bash to
> > the kernel?
>
> One more thing:
>
> Clemens' last patch didn't add anything to the kernel's binary size.
> It didn't slow down anything either, as there is no run-time condition
> evaluation. It just makes something configurable which was hard
> coded before. So where's the cruft?

The number of configs to test just got bigger. 100% bigger in
fact. Every single developer will have to answer 'do you want blinking
cursor?' when your patch is merged.

config options _are_ expensive.

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