On Tue, 2010-01-19 at 00:53 +0100, Hans Verkuil wrote: > On Monday 18 January 2010 23:07:31 Andy Walls wrote:
> > > > So there appears to be a tension between the embedded systems case > > (single processor with devices with hardware and resource limits) and > > the desktop/server case (multiple processor with very capable hardware). > > > > > > Hans, > > > > Now I understand your question better, if you were thinking along an > > embedded system context. > > Actually, I'm only getting more confused. Yeah, I am too. Which is likely why I find the warning with no recommended corrective action so annoying. (In general, detection without response is pointless.) > The Linux Device Drivers book says > something quite different from what I gather from this thread. And the thread > itself fizzles out too without much of a conclusion. Apparently the consensus > seems to be that this flag should be removed, but it's pretty fuzzy on what > the consequences of that removal would be. Yup. I didn't even care at the time. I just wanted someone to tell me what the prefered action to take in light of the warning message. I received no answer. No answer is an answer in and of itself for me: do nothing. Regards, Andy > Regards, > > Hans _______________________________________________ ivtv-devel mailing list [email protected] http://ivtvdriver.org/mailman/listinfo/ivtv-devel
