Re: [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer

On Thu, 2006-08-24 at 17:58 +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> There's no reason for getting linux-kernel swamped with
> "my kernel doesn't boot" messages by people who accidentally disabled 
> this option.

By that logic, you should make it necessary to set CONFIG_EMBEDDED
before you can set CONFIG_EXT3 != Y or CONFIG_IDE != Y too.

However you dress it up, it's pandering to someone who either lacks the
wit, or just can't be bothered, to _look_ at what they're doing when
they configure their kernel. And it's a bad thing.

-- 
dwmw2

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