Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 7 Feb 2002 13:08:23 -0800 | Subject | Re: How to check the kernel compile options ? | From | Mike Touloumtzis <> |
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On Thu, Feb 07, 2002 at 09:54:30PM +0100, Daniel Phillips wrote: > On February 7, 2002 09:34 pm, Mike Touloumtzis wrote: > > Some possible available avenues of argument for you are: > > I think you're just arguing for the sake of argument, which basically sums > up all the arguments we've seen against this.
Not at all. I really believe that embedded unnecessary information in the kernel is a bad idea. I don't want my kernels to get any bigger than they are now unless useful features are being added (I have no problem with that). I develop for embedded devices, so I'm particularly sensitive to this issue.
My understanding is that "keep features out of the kernel if possible" is the majority opinion, not a crackpot weirdo stance.
> Let me put it in simple terms: you've got an alarm clock, haven't you? When > you set the alarm, you don't need to have any little light on the front that > tells you the alarm is set, do you? Because, after all you're not stupid, > you know you set it. And you can always get out of bed and look at the > position of the switch, right?
I don't think this is a close enough analogy to illustrate anything. The examples I chose to illustrate my points were IMHO closely related software packaging issues.
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