Re: [patch 1/15] Makefiles and Kconfig

["Jörn Engel" <joern@logfs.org>]

On Tue, 8 April 2008 02:30:16 +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 01 April 2008, joern@logfs.org wrote:
> > --- linux-2.6.24logfs/fs/Kconfig~logfs	2008-03-24 12:39:10.190939342 +0100
> > +++ linux-2.6.24logfs/fs/Kconfig	2008-04-01 19:48:18.517351063 +0200
> > @@ -1385,6 +1385,23 @@ config JFFS2_CMODE_FAVOURLZO
> >  
> >  endchoice
> >  
> > +config LOGFS
> > +	bool "Log Filesystem (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> 
> Is it really still the "Log Filesystem"? By now, I had the impression
> that "logfs" is a name by itself, so it should be called the
> "Logfs file system", and "config LOGFS_FS" respectively, like
> JFFS2_FS, REISERFS_FS, AUTOFS_FS, UDF_FS etc.

"Logfs file system" might make sense.  LOGFS_FS is something I would
rather avoid.  For some reason my brain reacts strongly to repetition,
redundancy and superfluous information.

> You shouldn't add the Makefile and Kconfig before adding the actual
> files, or you could cause git-bisect problems.

:)

I keep hearing that and I also continue to forget it.  It shouldn't
matter either way, because it simply makes no sense to merge 15 seperate
patches file-by-file for something that is functionally one change.  The
split is all about review and has nothing to do with merging.

But if I finally remembered it, at least these comments would cease.
I'll try.

Jörn

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