From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
To: Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org>
Cc: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>,
linux-acpi@vger.kernel.org,
Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>,
Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@intel.com>,
linux-next@vger.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Zimny Lech <napohybelskurwysynom2010@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:18:00 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20110112131800.d64c1a86.akpm@linux-foundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LFD.2.02.1101121257580.18873@x980>
On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:35:10 -0500 (EST)
Len Brown <lenb@kernel.org> wrote:
> Do I care about the phantom configs that would be possible
> if these false dependencies were not in place. No,
> not until somebody invents such a system,
> and may be not even then.
>
> Is there a user out there on LKML who can dream up
> a use for one of these phantom configs and claim that
> his life will end if he'd prevented from building it?
> Sure. Does he suffer from a total lack of perspective?
> Yes.
These unusable config combinations should be prevented via Kconfig.
That prevents users from selecting them, which otherwise adds to
our workload and to theirs. It also prevents false-positives
during our useful randconfig testing.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-01-12 21:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-12-13 5:36 linux-next: Tree for December 13 Stephen Rothwell
2010-12-13 19:20 ` [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET Randy Dunlap
2010-12-20 16:47 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-01-04 17:10 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-01-10 17:00 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-01-12 5:18 ` Len Brown
2011-01-12 17:48 ` on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET) Randy Dunlap
2011-01-12 18:35 ` Len Brown
2011-01-12 18:38 ` on builds/randconfigs Randy Dunlap
2011-01-12 21:52 ` Len Brown
2011-01-12 21:18 ` Andrew Morton [this message]
2011-01-12 21:24 ` on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET) Rafael J. Wysocki
2011-01-12 21:58 ` Len Brown
2011-01-12 22:15 ` Valdis.Kletnieks
2011-01-12 22:54 ` on builds/randconfigs Randy Dunlap
2011-01-13 0:44 ` on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET) Stephen Rothwell
2011-01-13 3:31 ` Len Brown
2011-01-13 3:45 ` Steven Rostedt
2011-01-13 3:48 ` Stephen Rothwell
2011-01-13 4:08 ` Linus Torvalds
2011-01-13 12:23 ` on builds/randconfigs Michal Marek
2011-01-15 12:24 ` Vegard Nossum
2011-01-15 16:09 ` Michal Marek
2010-12-13 19:44 ` [PATCH -next] cs5535: fix printk format warnings Randy Dunlap
2010-12-13 20:28 ` [PATCH V2 " Joe Perches
2010-12-13 20:42 ` Randy Dunlap
2010-12-13 20:57 ` [PATCH V3 " Joe Perches
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