From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:23:17 +0200
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On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 06:18:27PM +0100, David Howells wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> wrote:
> 
> > CONFIG_BLOCK=n will only be for the "the kernel must become as fast as 
> > possible, and I really know what I'm doing" people.
> 
> It's not a speed thing so much as a space thing.

Yes, sorry, I really wanted to write "small" instead of "fast".

> David

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Adrian

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