CONFIG_RTLINUX is defined in all RTL 2.x versions,
and there is no reason for taking it (the symbol) out.
Note this does not have anything to do with being able
to disable this config option in the Linux kernel.
Michael.
Stuart Hughes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 15, 2000 at 11:30:06AM +0000, Stuart Hughes wrote:
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 05:00:22PM -0500, Paul Koning wrote:
> > > > > I noticed that (at least in 3.0) there's a config symbol for RTLinux.
> > > > > But it isn't being used in the usual way -- the RTL code dropped in by
> > > > > the patches isn't controlled by #ifdef CONFIG_RTLINUX (with one or two
> > > > > exceptions) -- and it isn't a configuration dialog question.
> > > >
> > > > CONFIG_RTLINUX is useful to export that it is a RT kernel. But once the
> > > > patch is installed, there is no point in pretending it's not a RTLinux kernel
> > > > so a config option is useless.
> > >
> > > Hi Victor,
> > >
> > > For me having a CONFIG_RTL is very useful as I can then
> > > #include <linux/config.h>
> >
> > I don't get it. CONFIG_RTLINUX tells you that it was configured for
> > RTLinux. If you have a variant, then presumably you config something
> > else. Am I missing something?
>
> No, except CONFIG_RTL makes a positive id that RTL is patched and in the
> kernel. This is an essential piece of information for me (and I think
> many others) to make sure that code that is built does the right thing.
> One app that I have can work without any RT (for those that only have
> standard kernels), so I use this CONFIG to decide how the app should be
> built.
>
> Please leave it in if you can.
>
> Thanks, Stuart.
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