Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] Ajust lockdep static allocations for sparc

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Tue Nov 29 2016 - 08:31:55 EST


On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 02:26:47PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:52:04PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:

> >> Not because of platforms with not limited memory, but because of platforms
> >> with boot loaders that have silly kernel size limitations, and start
> >> scribbling over the DTB or even theirselves when copying a large kernel image.
> >
> > Right, that's the weird platforms clause above, and those can select the
> > option.
>
> Their Kconfig files can select it. The users can't.
> What about making it visible depending on EXPERT?

Not understanding, why would a user ever need it? The platform knows if
its has funny boot image size limits, no?