Rui Paulo <rpaulo@fnop.net> writes:
> On Nov 14, 2006, at 2:32 PM, Perry E. Metzger wrote:
>
>> BTW, since this need is pretty rare, would you object to having the
>> option removed from GENERIC but the infrastructure left in place? It
>> would reduce clutter a bit. The #define isn't really needed given that
>> there is a sysctl.
>
> The issue in the first place, I think, was that the compiler can
> optimize the code path if we have the define.
> That said, I don't know how much does that actually buy us.

The option in the kernel config only sets the default value of the
sysctl variable -- it does not impact the code per se.

Perry