The problem I see here is that many of these options default to
off. Why is that? Considering that the default was on with the 2.0.x
series when the option was not runtime configurable, should not the
default remain the same? Not only is it annoying to have to read the
documentation and edit the system boot scripts (for those who know
this particular trap), but it can be a real trap for sysadmins who
boot a 2.1.x kernel and a few days later (say when someone reboots
their bootp client) some user asks why xxx doesn't work anymore. The
sysadmin scratches his head thinking that nothing has been changed
today. Must be a faulty network cable...
Is there a good reason why these options aren't enabled by default?
Regards,
Richard....