Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Wed, 8 Jan 2003 13:36:06 -0500 (EST) | From | Bill Davidsen <> | Subject | Re: observations on 2.5 config screens |
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On 8 Jan 2003, Robert Love wrote:
> On Wed, 2003-01-08 at 09:32, Bill Davidsen wrote: > > > Someone else suggested putting all the low level options like preempt, > > smp, and the stuff in kernel-hacking into a single menu, with a better > > name. > > I do not think I like this. SMP, kernel preemption, and high memory > support are the three most fundamental choices one makes during > configuration.
I guess, depending on your definition of fundemental. I would put any option which affects the kernel as a whole in that category, myself. Compiling with frame pointers comes to mind, since every object file is changed and there are performance implications as well.
> They should be out in the open, in the beginning, in a well-labeled > category. They only issue I see is "processor options" should be > renamed "core options" or whatever. But that is trivial.
Processor option would select the processor and any architecture dependent options, I would think. Something like "kernel characteristics" could have options like smp.
-- bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com> CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979.
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