Messages in this thread | | | From | Ed Tomlinson <> | Subject | Re: CONFIG_CRC32 in 2.4.22 breaks PCMCIA | Date | Mon, 17 Nov 2003 19:45:47 -0500 |
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On November 17, 2003 03:40 pm, Andrew Pimlott wrote: > > Well, it's in the help for the CRC32 option that it's available to enable > > external-kernel tree drivers to access these functions. If you are > > running make oldconfig you'll hit the question and if you don't know what > > it's about you should consult help... > > I think I used xconfig the first time I configured this kernel > (because I coincidentally wanted to change something). It was a > while ago, and I only tried pcnet_cs today, so my memory isn't > perfect. Maybe I should have used oldconfig first, but I doubt > everyone else does that for stable kernels. > > It still seems unwise to change the default in a stable kernel. Let > the people who want it set CONFIG_OMIT_CRC32 or something.
Andrew,
I think its reasonable to have to do a make oldconfig for stable kernels. Stable does not mean new drivers and/or filesystems do not get added...
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