Re: Linux 2.6.29-rc6

From: David Woodhouse
Date: Thu Feb 26 2009 - 14:37:41 EST


On Thu, 2009-02-26 at 19:31 +0000, Jesper Krogh wrote:
> 1) pick the distro .config
> 2) make oldconfig

So it should have been a module, not built-in?

> 3) Let the kernel load what it think it needs.

That part at least ought to be disabled -- we don't let this driver
autoload, because unless you _know_ you need it, you don't need it.

It's for overwriting your BIOS.

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David Woodhouse Open Source Technology Centre
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