From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S269670AbTGXSUq (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:20:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S269671AbTGXSUq (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:20:46 -0400 Received: from 81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk ([81.2.122.30]:16512 "EHLO 81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S269670AbTGXSUp (ORCPT ); Thu, 24 Jul 2003 14:20:45 -0400 Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2003 19:45:54 +0100 From: John Bradford Message-Id: <200307241845.h6OIjsYD000632@81-2-122-30.bradfords.org.uk> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, rpjday@mindspring.com Subject: Re: some kernel config menu suggested tweaks Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > 1) i mentioned this before, i think, but after one deselects > Power management, should ACPI Support and CPU Frequency > scaling still be available? > > the "make xconfig" menu display suggests a submenu > structure there, which clearly isn't the case. > > > 2) can all of the low-level SCSI drivers be made deselectable > in one swell foop? folks might want SCSI support just for > generic support and SCSI (ide-scsi) emulation, but have no > interest in low level SCSI drivers. > > so it would be convenient to be able to select the generic > support, and yet not have to deselect low-level drivers > and PCMCIA SCSI adapter support painfully, one at a time. > > 3) can all of ATM support be deselected with a single click? > in the same way "PCMCIA network device support" is done just > above it under "Networking options"? A lot of these add extra complications for anybody not wanting a 'simple' kernel config. _Please_ don't re-design everything the same way as the once-simple filesystems menu. Too much prompting is irritating for advanced users, and they are the people who are likely to compiling the most kernels, rather than sticking with the kernel that came with their distribution. John.