15 Oct
2015
15 Oct
'15
9:28 a.m.
Dear Tom,
In message 20151015004002.GX23893@bill-the-cat you wrote:
I'm just not sure what to do about CONFIG_API some days. I know one use case is for GRUB but I'd like to move away from that if possible (distros should be doing the generic distro bits and extlinux.conf). After that, I'm only hazily aware of the real use-cases.
The major use case (as I understand it) are the FreeBSD users who need this API for booting. I'm adding Rafal and Bartek to Cc: as they should know best if this interface is still in wide use.
Best regards,
Wolfgang Denk
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