On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:53:28 +0200 Luca Falavigna wrote:
> 2006/4/12, Randy.Dunlap <[email protected]>:
> > On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:03:30 +0100 Luca Falavigna wrote:
> >
> > > Oops, I noticed I sent twice my email. Sorry.
> > >
> > > 14 Feb 2006 15:59:56 +0100, Andi Kleen <[email protected]>:
> > > > This shouldn't be a CONFIG. This should be a runtime option.
> > > > It's ridiculous to have to recompile your kernel just to fix some
> > > > problem with your printer.
> > > >
> > > > e.g. sysctl, ioctl, sysfs entry, module parameter. Whatever is en
> > > > vogue these days. Easiest would be probably a module_param().
> > >
> > > This feature only gets involved when passing console=lp0 parameter to
> > > the bootloader. I never tried to load a new system console while
> > > system was running so I'm not sure if it behaves correctly. If it
> > > does, I will modify this patch following your advices.
> >
> > Andi's suggestion seems fine to me: use a module_param() for
> > CONSOLE_LP_STRICT instead of a hidden build-time (non-Kconfig)
> > option. Are you interested in making this change?
> >
> > ---
>
> I can give it a try. I'm not sure if this can be done when system is loaded.
I think that if you make it a module_param() and use (root-) writeable
permissions on it, it's just a variable that can be changed after the
driver is loaded and running.
Andi, did you want just a boot-time option or a run-time (changeable) option?
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~Randy
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