On Mon, 31 Dec 2007, Al Viro wrote: > On Mon, Dec 31, 2007 at 03:03:20PM +0100, Bodo Eggert wrote: > > On Mon, 31 Dec 2007, David Miller wrote: > > > From: Bodo Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > As suggested by Adrian Bunk, UNIX domain sockets should always be built > > > > in > > > > on normal systems. This is especially true since udev needs these > > > > sockets > > > > and fails to run if UNIX=m. > > > > > > > > Signed-Off-By: Bodo Eggert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > People who use udev can make sure they have it built into their kernel > > > if they have such a dependency. > > > > > > Not everyone uses udev, and therefore needs AF_UNIX non-modular. > > > > That's why I kept this option for embedded folks. > > > > Is there any benefit for non-embedded systems from having UNIX=m? > > udev-free != embedded. But UNIX=m == waste RAM and have an effectively b0rken system until the module is loaded. It would be silly to do this unless you have a very small space for the kernel image and some free space for storing the needed modules. The big question is: Is there any non-embedded system where you have to aim for a small kernel image? -- Fun things to slip into your budget Half a million dollars for consultants to design a web site that was being done by an intern in his spare time. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
