Re: [BUG] ATA over Ethernet __init calling __exit

[Jens Axboe <axboe@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jan 13 2005, Russell King wrote:
> In addition, please shoot the author in the other foot for:
> 
> config ATA_OVER_ETH
>         tristate "ATA over Ethernet support"
>         depends on NET
>         default m               <==== this line.
> 
> That's not nice for embedded guys who do a "make xxx_defconfig" and
> unsuspectingly end up with ATA over Ethernet built in for their
> platform.

That annoyed me, too. There's no reason for standard kernel driver
modules to assume they should be selected, especially true for something
as special case as ata over ethernet.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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