Re: x86 (Linux Tiny): configure out support for some processors

[Bryan Donlan]

On Thu, Jan 1, 2009 at 3:37 PM, Ingo Brueckl <ib@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is there any reason why CONFIG_PROCESSOR_SELECT is limited to EMBEDDED only?
>
> In my desktop pc is one specific cpu only, so I do not need support for the
> other processors. Unfortunately, I have no chance to disable the other ones.
>
> As it is already configurable, why not giving this option to everyone?

EMBEDDED is just a switch to enable configuration options related to
removing 'core' features of the kernel to save space. Think of it as a
safety to avoid accidentally turning off something important. Feel
free to switch on EMBEDDED if you want to use CONFIG_PROCESSOR_SELECT
- just enabling EMBEDDED doesn't do anything by itself.
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