Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig

Arnd Bergmann
2016-02-16T15:08:34Z

On Tuesday 16 February 2016 14:51:59 Vladimir Murzin wrote:
> >
> > Why CONFIG_EMBEDDED? You probably mean CONFIG_EXPERT, but then what do
> > you need that for?
>
> TBH, I have no special requirement for this option to be set and now,
> looking at Kconfig entry for this option, I think that I got it here
> because I stated configuration with allnoconfig.
>
> OTOH, I don't see how harmful it can be since description says:
>
> This option should be enabled if compiling the kernel for
> an embedded system so certain expert options are available
> for configuration
>
> yes, it selects CONFIG_EXPERT and that had side effect that, for
> example, CONFIG_NAMESPACE could be compiled out.
>
> Have I missed something around it?

Just the history behind this symbol. We removed it a while ago in
favor if CONFIG_EXPERT, assuming that it makes it clearer that it's
not just for embedded systems, or for systems with small memory.

It's basically a zombie symbol that nobody should use directly
(independent of what the documentation says...).

Arnd