Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:01:13 -0700 (PDT) | From | Linus Torvalds <> | Subject | Re: [git pull] x86 changes for v2.6.27 |
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On Mon, 14 Jul 2008, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > I'm a bit surprised that you'd say that for something that is a > hardware-testing feature that needs a command-line option to be enabled at > runtime. I have always presumed that the default value is the recommended > value, and I would think that that is what most people would assume.
No. The default value should be 'off', unless it's _needed_ by people.
Have you guys looked at the size of the kernel lately?
Bloat is bloat. Just because it's conditional is not an excuse.
Having an in-kernel memory tester is in no way better than having an out-of-kernel one that you pick at grub boot time, so the claim that it's a "recommended" thing is likely bogus too.
Linus
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