Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 8 Feb 2006 02:19:38 +0100 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [2.6 patch] let IA64_GENERIC select more stuff |
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On Tue, Feb 07, 2006 at 04:52:59PM -0800, Chen, Kenneth W wrote: > Adrian Bunk wrote on Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:17 PM > > IOW, you want the patch below? > > > > No, I really don't think so. > > > > --- linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm5-ia64/arch/ia64/Kconfig.old > > +++ linux-2.6.16-rc1-mm5-ia64/arch/ia64/Kconfig > > @@ -132,10 +134,11 @@ > > This choice is safe for all IA-64 systems, but may not perform > > optimally on systems with, say, Itanium 2 or newer processors. > > > > config MCKINLEY > > bool "Itanium 2" > > + depends on IA64_GENERIC=n > > help > > Select this to configure for an Itanium 2 (McKinley) processor. > > > > endchoice > > > > This hunk does not make any logical sense. Select generic system type > does not mean Itanium processor is the only choice I can have. What's > wrong with having an option that works just fine right now?
You could ask the same question for NUMA: Select generic system type does not mean NUMA systems are only choice I can have. What's wrong with having an option that works just fine?
Keith said IA64_GENERIC should select all the options required in order to run on all the IA64 platforms out there. This is what my patch does.
> - Ken
cu Adrian
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