On Wed, 26 Oct 2016, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 09:56:13AM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > So if my Fedora usage doesn't need them, we can infer that
> > the number of embedded systems also not needing them might tend towards
> > a high percentage.
>
> (I wouldn't call Fed
On Wed, Oct 26, 2016 at 09:56:13AM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> So if my Fedora usage doesn't need them, we can infer that
> the number of embedded systems also not needing them might tend towards
> a high percentage.
(I wouldn't call Fedora an embedded distro, but heh...)
> But let's be conse
On Wed, 26 Oct 2016, Richard Cochran wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 10:28:51PM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > +config POSIX_TIMERS
> > + bool "Posix Clocks & timers" if EXPERT
> > + default y
> > + help
> > + This includes native support for POSIX timers to the kernel.
> > + Most
On Tue, Oct 25, 2016 at 10:28:51PM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> +config POSIX_TIMERS
> + bool "Posix Clocks & timers" if EXPERT
> + default y
> + help
> + This includes native support for POSIX timers to the kernel.
> + Most embedded systems may have no use for them and the
Some embedded systems have no use for them. This removes about
22KB from the kernel binary size when configured out.
Corresponding syscalls are routed to a stub logging the attempt to
use those syscalls which should be enough of a clue if they were
disabled without proper consideration. They are:
