On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 12:27:16PM +0300, Mark Ryden wrote: > Hello, > I have a git kernel which I build and I can boot with no problem > CONFIG_HOTPLUG = y in the configuration for this file. > > When CONFIG_HOTPLUG is not set, the machine does not boot; I get > panic (can switch to /dev/root, etc.). > > > I simply cannot understand why CONFIG_HOTPLUG is needed for the boot process. > Any ideas why ? I will appreciate any help. Why would you disable it? It's only ment to be disabled by people who really know what they are doing, that is why we burried it in the EMBEDDED section. You also don't specify what kernel version you are using, what hardware you are using, or what the exact kernel message you are getting when it fails. good luck, greg k-h -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
