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| author | Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@insightbb.com> | 2006-12-08 01:07:56 -0500 |
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| committer | Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@insightbb.com> | 2006-12-08 01:07:56 -0500 |
| commit | bef986502fa398b1785a3979b1aa17cd902d3527 (patch) | |
| tree | b59c1afe7b1dfcc001b86e54863f550d7ddc8c34 /init/Kconfig | |
| parent | 4bdbd2807deeccc0793d57fb5120d7a53f2c0b3c (diff) | |
| parent | c99767974ebd2a719d849fdeaaa1674456f5283f (diff) | |
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Merge rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6
Conflicts:
drivers/usb/input/hid.h
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1 files changed, 29 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index c8b2624af176..14d484606fab 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -249,6 +249,26 @@ config CPUSETS Say N if unsure. +config SYSFS_DEPRECATED + bool "Create deprecated sysfs files" + default y + help + This option creates deprecated symlinks such as the + "device"-link, the <subsystem>:<name>-link, and the + "bus"-link. It may also add deprecated key in the + uevent environment. + None of these features or values should be used today, as + they export driver core implementation details to userspace + or export properties which can't be kept stable across kernel + releases. + + If enabled, this option will also move any device structures + that belong to a class, back into the /sys/class heirachy, in + order to support older versions of udev. + + If you are using a distro that was released in 2006 or later, + it should be safe to say N here. + config RELAY bool "Kernel->user space relay support (formerly relayfs)" help @@ -304,20 +324,19 @@ config UID16 config SYSCTL_SYSCALL bool "Sysctl syscall support" if EMBEDDED - default n + default y select SYSCTL ---help--- - Enable the deprecated sysctl system call. sys_sysctl uses - binary paths that have been found to be a major pain to maintain - and use. The interface in /proc/sys is now the primary and what - everyone uses. + sys_sysctl uses binary paths that have been found challenging + to properly maintain and use. The interface in /proc/sys + using paths with ascii names is now the primary path to this + information. - Nothing has been using the binary sysctl interface for some - time now so nothing should break if you disable sysctl syscall - support, and your kernel will get marginally smaller. + Almost nothing using the binary sysctl interface so if you are + trying to save some space it is probably safe to disable this, + making your kernel marginally smaller. - Unless you have an application that uses the sys_sysctl interface - you should probably say N here. + If unsure say Y here. config KALLSYMS bool "Load all symbols for debugging/kksymoops" if EMBEDDED |