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From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
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On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 1:29 PM, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2016 at 12:52:04PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> > Nah, users don't need more senseless options. This is really only useful
>> > for dinky platforms or platforms with limited static image size (like
>> > sparc64).
>> >
>> > If you make this user selectable, someone will do, and then an endless
>> > stream of table not big enough warnings will be posted.
>> >
>> > Also, its only 4MB (IIRC), so who cares.
>>
>> I care :-)
>>
>> Not because of platforms with not limited memory, but because of platforms
>> with boot loaders that have silly kernel size limitations, and start
>> scribbling over the DTB or even theirselves when copying a large kernel image.
>
> Right, that's the weird platforms clause above, and those can select the
> option.

Their Kconfig files can select it. The users can't.
What about making it visible depending on EXPERT?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org

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