Linux-kernel mailing list archive 1997-11,: Re: [URGENT ASSISTANCE REQUESTED] production machines dying

# Re: [URGENT ASSISTANCE REQUESTED] production machines dying

Aron Griffis (agriffis@coat.com)
Mon, 24 Nov 1997 17:33:28 -0500 (EST)

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On Mon, 24 Nov 1997, Rik van Riel wrote:
> You only need to select the chipset you actually have on your
> board... If you have triton the rz1000 and cmd640 might slow
> you down quite a lot.

I don't think this is true. Enabling the CONFIG options just lets the
kernel detect them at boot and use the support if needed. If you don't
have either of those chipsets, there is no ill effect of enabling the
CONFIG options (except that then they're compiled into the kernel).

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