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From: "Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@mbligh.org>
To: Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: "Martin J. Bligh" <mbligh@google.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, apw@shadowen.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.17-rc5-mm1
Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2006 14:07:41 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <447F571D.6000000@mbligh.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0606012200260.32445@scrub.home>

> Well, if you don't want to enable a number of options, it's still better 
> to hide them completely. There are number of options by reorganizing the 
> debug menu a little, it only depends if we're talking here are about a -mm 
> only crutch or something which might be useful to more than a handful of 
> people. A few extra config options are not really a problem as long as 
> they are logically grouped together (instead of having to enable random 
> options all over the place).

How is the user meant to know which of your config options a particular
option is hidden under?

Same question for the developer as to where to put it?

Seems there are two isses - whether the naming is meaningful or not,
and whether you want to hide options under other options,or just flip
defaults ... does that sound correct?

M.

  reply	other threads:[~2006-06-01 21:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 179+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-05-31 19:32 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-05-31 21:08 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-05-31 21:15   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 21:27     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-05-31 21:33       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 21:43         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-05-31 21:53           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 21:59             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-05-31 22:12               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 22:21                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-05-31 22:32                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 22:36                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-05-31 22:50                       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-06-01 10:36                         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roman Zippel
2006-06-01 14:49                           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-06-01 15:23                             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roman Zippel
2006-06-01 15:31                               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-06-01 15:43                                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roman Zippel
2006-06-01 16:55                                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-06-01 21:04                                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roman Zippel
2006-06-01 21:07                                       ` Martin J. Bligh [this message]
2006-06-02  0:19                                         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roman Zippel
2006-05-31 22:43                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 22:46                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roman Zippel
2006-06-01  7:10       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-06-05  0:59 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Chuck Ebbert
2006-06-05  1:10 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 10:32   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-06-05 16:14     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-06-05 18:00       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 18:18         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Dave Jones
2006-06-05 21:52         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Barry K. Nathan
2006-06-06  7:26           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-06-06 20:08             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-06-06 20:58               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-06-06 21:38                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-06-06 22:05                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-06-06 22:29                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-07  6:22                       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Jens Axboe
2006-06-08 19:00                         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-06-04  6:49 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Chuck Ebbert
2006-06-04 19:49 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
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2006-06-02  8:53   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Aneesh Kumar K.V
2006-06-01 21:39 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Chuck Ebbert
2006-06-01 22:02 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-01 22:56   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-06-02 20:19     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
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     [not found]   ` <6iGqr-1sJ-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
     [not found]     ` <6iGJN-1SM-17@gated-at.bofh.it>
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2006-06-01  0:43         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Robert Hancock
2006-06-01  5:36           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-06-02  8:52             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andi Kleen
2006-06-06  4:36               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 David Miller
2006-06-06  5:56                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andi Kleen
2006-05-31 19:32 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-05-30 15:33 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Pavel Machek
2006-05-31 21:06 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-05-31 21:23   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-05-31 21:43     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-05-31 21:53       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin J. Bligh
2006-05-31 22:14         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-01 16:34         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-01 17:29           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 13:05           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-05 16:37             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-06-05 16:42             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-05 18:43             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 18:49               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-05 18:52                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 19:14                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-06-05 19:27                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 19:33                       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-06-05 19:37                         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 20:04                           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-05 18:57                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 20:02               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-05 20:05                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 20:08                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-05 20:13                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-06-05 20:16                       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 20:27                       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 20:43                         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-05 20:58                           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 21:07                             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-06-05 22:12                             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-06  5:14                             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Hugh Dickins
2006-06-06 16:32                               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-06 17:16                                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Schwidefsky
2006-06-06 18:04                                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-06 18:21                                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Hugh Dickins
2006-06-06 18:24                                       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Schwidefsky
2006-06-06 17:20                                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Hugh Dickins
2006-06-06 17:34                                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-06-06 17:45                                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Schwidefsky
2006-06-06 17:47                                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Hugh Dickins
2006-06-06 17:39                                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-06 17:48                                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Schwidefsky
2006-06-06 17:59                                     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Hugh Dickins
2006-06-06 18:05                                       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Schwidefsky
2006-06-06 18:15                                         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Hugh Dickins
2006-06-06 18:28                                           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Christoph Lameter
2006-06-07  9:17                               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-06 11:39                           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-07  9:17                           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andy Whitcroft
2006-06-05 20:44                         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-05 20:07                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-05-31 23:07       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 23:15         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 23:29         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-05-31 23:38       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Martin Bligh
2006-05-30  9:29 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-05-30  9:42 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 10:12 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 12:46 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 19:13   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-05-30 15:59 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 16:08   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-05-30 18:51     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 16:16 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 19:28   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 19:48     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 18:39 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 19:04   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-05-30 19:55   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-05-30 20:20     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Dave Jones
2006-05-30 20:32       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-05-30 18:55 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 18:57   ` Fwd: 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 19:42     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 21:57       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 22:09         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 22:18           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 22:26             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 22:29               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 22:31                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 22:32                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 10:56                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 22:59           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 23:05             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 23:06               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 23:49                 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-31  3:08                   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Steven Rostedt
2006-05-30 19:45   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-05-31 13:51   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-31 14:02     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 14:05       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 14:12       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 15:05         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-30 19:43 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roland Dreier
2006-05-30 21:07 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Brice Goglin
2006-05-30 21:07 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-05-30 21:24   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-05-30 21:43     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Mel Gorman
2006-05-30 21:24 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roland Dreier
2006-05-30 22:45   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-05-30 22:49     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 22:52       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 22:58         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 23:05           ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Thomas Gleixner
2006-05-30 23:14             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-30 23:32               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Roland Dreier
2006-05-30 23:15             ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2006-05-30 23:53               ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Greg KH
2006-05-30 23:53 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Michal Piotrowski
2006-05-31  3:17 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Steven Rostedt
2006-05-31  4:14   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-05-31  6:31     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 11:50       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Steven Rostedt
2006-05-31 11:55         ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31  6:39     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Arjan van de Ven
2006-05-31 16:48 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Jesse Brandeburg
2006-05-31 23:08   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-05-31 17:39 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Laurent Riffard
2006-05-31 18:09   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-01 22:07   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-02  7:49     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Jan Beulich
2006-06-01  1:25 ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Randy.Dunlap
2006-06-01  1:40   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Siddha, Suresh B
2006-06-01  2:17     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Randy.Dunlap
2006-06-01  1:43   ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Andrew Morton
2006-06-01  6:14     ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Ingo Molnar
2006-06-01 15:12       ` 2.6.17-rc5-mm1 Randy.Dunlap

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