Re: kernel 2.6.0, wrong Kconfig directives

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>]

On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 12:56:23AM +0100, Andrea Barisani wrote:
> 
> Hi folks,

Hi Andrea,

> Installing 2.6.0 I've found that some kernel options directives are wrong,
> in fact the option turns out to be always enabled. I don't think this is 
> a desired behaviour.
> 
> Sorry for the format, yes I know it's ugly :) but I'll leave to you the proper 
> solution :) so I can't make a proper patch.
> 
> 
> - IPV6_SCTP___ option is always turned on
> 
> ./net/sctp/Kconfig:
> 
> 8:  config IPV6_SCTP__
> 9: 	    tristate
> 10:         default y if IPV6=n
> 11:	    default IPV6 if IPV6
> 12:
> 13: config IP_SCTP
> 14:	    tristate "The SCTP Protocol (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> 15:	    depends on IPV6_SCTP__
> 
> 
> I think something is wrong here, why the 'default y if IPV6=n' ???


It's ___ugly___ but designed this way...

The whole purpose of IPV6_SCTP__ is to disallow static IP_SCTP with
modular IPV6.


> - INPUT_MOUSEDEV option is always turned on
> 
> ./drivers/input/Kconfig:
> 
> 27: config INPUT_MOUSEDEV
> 28:	    tristate "Mouse interface" if EMBEDDED
> 29:	    default y
> 30:	    depends on INPUT
> 
> 43: config INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX
> 44:         bool "Provide legacy /dev/psaux device" if EMBEDDED
> 45:         default y
> 46:         depends on INPUT_MOUSEDEV
> 
> 
> the tristate directive is ignored in most default configurations since EMBEDDED
> is not set, however this doesn't allow to disable INPUT_MOUSEDEV and 
> INPUT_MOUSEDEV_PSAUX. I don't suppose this is right.
>...

These EMBEDDED are there to help people not to accidentially disable 
these options although they might require them.

> Bye 
>...

cu
Adrian

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