On Fri, 2006-06-30 at 15:09 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote: > > > I must say I still hate the negative !S390. It would be much better > > > to define something positive. If PCI doesn't work maybe something > > > else. > > > > Well, I don't like these negative !S390 depends as well. But I can't > > help it, there is no other existing config symbol that can be used for a > > positive dependency. Hardware that is built into the machine and is not > > attached via some kind of bus does not have any dependency. > > > But one can be invented. > > DESKTOP_HARDWARE > SMALL_IRON > END_USER_PCI > ... > > Chose one.
None of them seems appropriate. The things the patch deactives for s390 are vastly different (ATA/IDE, Parallel port, Plug and Play, I2C, I2O and so on). You will end up adding a lot of new config options. > What stops users from plugging a PCI sound card into your PCI slots > BTW? Which PCI slot? s390 doesn't have PCI slots. > Initially it can be set dependent on !S390 and then later migrated > into all the architectures (you can probably recruit someone on l-k > to do it if you don't want to do it yourself ...) I don't mind doing it but the question still is how. -- blue skies, Martin. Martin Schwidefsky Linux for zSeries Development & Services IBM Deutschland Entwicklung GmbH "Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-arch" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
