Subject: Re: [PATCH] new option BEEP_ONHALT_FOREVER
To: Jachym Holecek <freza@dspfpga.com>
From: Julio M. Merino Vidal <jmmv84@gmail.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/21/2006 00:10:30
On 5/20/06, Jachym Holecek <freza@dspfpga.com> wrote:
> # Julio M. Merino Vidal 2006-05-20:
> > On 5/20/06, M=E1ty=E1s J=E1nos <jani@xoftware.de> wrote:
> > >On Sat, 20 May 2006 19:57:13 +0200
> > >Quentin Garnier <cube@cubidou.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I'd rather see this implemented as BEEP_ONHALT_COUNT =3D=3D -1 (or m=
aybe
> > >> 0) than adding yet another option on the subject.  It will make the
> > >> patch (and documentation) much simpler and clearer.
> > >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I think you are right. Here comes the simplified version.
> >
> > I think it'd be better if the check against -1 was done at run time
> > rather than during build time.  Ideally, this functionality could be
> > configured through sysctl (I wanted to do it, but haven't had the time
> > yet) and, in that situation, it needs to be checked at run time to
> > work properly.
>
> A sysctl sounds like overkill to me -- this is typical "set once"
> value...

Except that users that do not want to rebuild the kernel will not be
able to ever access this feature.  This was already discussed.

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