> On Fri, 16 Feb 1996, Snow Cat wrote:
> > I noticed that recent Linux kernels give up an option of including support
> > for different chipsets (like CMD640). I think it would be nice if the kernel
> > printed which chipsets the PC does have at bootup so that next time people
> > can compile support for these chipsets only. What do you think?
>
> Wonderful idea!!!
Well, it's a great idea, but I don't see why that would
have to be part of the kernel. I mean, it can be a separate program
as well. Why waste kernel space; this would not be vital to the
system at all, but rather for informational purposes. Unless
one would want to create a /proc/chipsets or something; I still
don't see a necessity for this being in the kernel, however.
Cheers,
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