Re: observations on 2.5 config screens

Tomas Szepe (szepe@pinerecords.com)
Wed, 1 Jan 2003 21:07:17 +0100


> Does "Module unloading" mean whether or not I can run "rmmod"?
> And if I deselect this, why can I still select "Forced module
> unloading"? Either I can unload or I can't, no?
>
> And what's the rationale behind making unloading an option,
> anyway? If I want loadable module support, is it really a
> big deal to assume I'll want the ability to unload them as
> well? Just curious, that's all. Under what circumstances
> would I explicitly *not* want the ability to rmmod? Tight
> space embedded kernels, possibly?

These two are for Rusty to answer.

> It seems that the final option, "Preemptible kernel", does
> not belong there. In fact, there seem to be a number of
> kernel-related, kind of hacking/debugging options, that
> could be collected in one place, like preemption, sysctl,
> hacking, executable file formats, etc. "Low-level kernel
> options", perhaps?

Should go to "General config" IMHO.

> Bus options (PCI, PCMCIA, EISA, MCA, ISA)
>
> First, there's no hint from that heading that hot-pluggable
> settings are hidden under there as well.

Well, PCMCIA pretty much suggests that, doesn't it?

> In addition, why does "Bus options" not include the USB bus,
> the I2C bus, FireWire, etc? A bus is a bus, isn't it?

Yes, this is a valid comment. Placing USB under "Bus options"
should be totally straightforward, but that one's for Greg KH
to decide.

> Multimedia devices
>
> How come "Sound" is not here? And (as we've already
> established), Radio Adapters is not a sub-entry of Video for
> Linux. :-) (And is there a reason why Amateur Radio Support
> and Radio Adapters are so far apart in the config menus?

Yeah, this one is a puzzle. <g>

> Wireless networking/protocols
>
> Yes, I realize there's no such category, but there *should*
> be, which would include:
>
> Wireless LAN (non ham-radio)
> Bluetooth
> IrDA

IrDA isn't necessarily networking, Bluetooth either.
Wireless LAN is where it should be.

> anyway, just some observations from someone who doesn't
> know any better.

Thanks.

-- 
Tomas Szepe <szepe@pinerecords.com>
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