Re: [PATCH] unnecessary SCSI module

From: James Bottomley
Date: Tue Mar 10 2009 - 10:46:48 EST


On Tue, 2009-03-10 at 08:00 +0100, Ingo Brueckl wrote:
> James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> >> When configuring MODULES with the kernel to be able to load external
> >> drivers coming as modules, but not using anything as module in the kernel
> >> itself, one would expect to end up in a module-free kernel. Currently, you
> >> don't if you use SCSI. You'll get one unnecessary module.
>
> > This isn't right because SCSI_SCAN_ASYNC only sets the *default*
> > behaviour of the kernel. Even if it's n the user can still boot up with
> > async scans by setting the kernel parameter.
>
> Ok, understood. But has it to be a module then? Why not giving the choice
> between building it directly into the kernel or as a module?

If you read through the threads, that question is answered.

> > It also keeps coming up regularly:
>
> Well, then something doesn't seem to be ok, does it? ;-)

James


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