Bug 695415 – no need to compile binfmt_misc into the kernel

Bug 695415 - no need to compile binfmt_misc into the kernel

Summary:	no need to compile binfmt_misc into the kernel

Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE

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Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	kernel (Show other bugs)
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Version:	15
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

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Depends On:	695375
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Reported:	2011-04-11 12:42 EDT by Lennart Poettering
Modified:	2011-07-11 17:03 EDT (History)
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Last Closed:	2011-07-11 17:03:50 EDT
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Description Lennart Poettering 2011-04-11 12:42:44 EDT

binfmt_misc is not used on normal installs, unless Java, Mono or WINE are installed. Hence I don't think there is any need to compile binfmt_misc into the kernel by default.

In a systemd world the binfmt_misc is actually installed as autofs fs so that the fs is actually just backed and the kmod is only loaded if actually somebody uses binfmt_misc.

Given that binfmt_misc is tiny this doesn't matter too much, but I think it might be oe of the things where making it a loadable module is actually a good thing.

Comment 1 Dave Jones 2011-07-11 17:03:50 EDT

done for rawhide. for f15, meh... who cares.

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