[Cbe-oss-dev] [PATCH] Make PS3_SYS_MANAGER default y, not m

Geoff Levand geoffrey.levand at am.sony.com
Tue Dec 11 14:23:05 EST 2007


On 12/09/2007 08:17 PM, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Currently it's impossible to build a ps3_defconfig which will reboot
> without modules installed. This makes it all too easy to find yourself
> with a PS3 that won't reboot.
> 
> This is because the system manager driver, which provides the reboot
> mechanism, is only selectable if PS3_ADVANCED is set, else it defaults
> to m. In ps3_defconfig PS3_ADVANCED is not set, therefore the system
> manager is built as a module.
> 
> It would be desirable IMHO for the defconfig to produce a kernel that
> boots and reboots, without needing modules to be installed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <michael at ellerman.id.au>
> 
> ---
> 
> Paul, it would be nice for this to go into 24, assuming Geoff agrees.

Paul, after some discussion on IRC, I think this is fine to include.

Signed-off-by: Geoff Levand <geoffrey.levand at am.sony.com>




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