Re: PATCH: Make bootlogo a CONFIG option

Gerhard Mack (gmack@imag.net)
Sat, 2 Oct 1999 20:24:42 +0000 ( )


On 2 Oct 1999, Jes Sorensen wrote:

> >>>>> "Patrick" == Patrick Mau <patrick@oscar.prima.de> writes:
>
> Patrick> Hi all,
>
> Patrick> here's a patch that makes the bootlogo optional by using a
> Patrick> config option. The patch was tested successfully on x86
> Patrick> hardware. The only part I don't know much about is in
> Patrick> drivers/video/newport_con.c
>
> Patrick> The kernel image is now 8K smaller and I no longer have
> Patrick> scrolling problems using matroxfb.
>
> Without looking at the patch, I'd claim this is a silly solution - you
> should rather look at why it gets corrupted instead of disabling a
> feature.
>
> Jes
>

Or rather a sullution to a diffrent problem 8k is quite a savings.. I
would like it for other reasons.

Gerhard

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