From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268022AbUGWUF7 (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:05:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267979AbUGWUFs (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:05:48 -0400 Received: from hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de ([129.187.202.12]:64452 "HELO hermes.fachschaften.tu-muenchen.de") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S267947AbUGWUEZ (ORCPT ); Fri, 23 Jul 2004 16:04:25 -0400 Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 22:04:17 +0200 From: Adrian Bunk To: "R. J. Wysocki" Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [RFC]: CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED (was: Re: [PATCH] delete devfs) Message-ID: <20040723200416.GO19329@fs.tum.de> References: <20040721141524.GA12564@kroah.com> <20040722064952.GC20561@kroah.com> <20040722091335.A17187@home.com> <200407232106.41065.rjwysocki@sisk.pl> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200407232106.41065.rjwysocki@sisk.pl> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jul 23, 2004 at 09:06:40PM +0200, R. J. Wysocki wrote: >... > 2. Proposal > > I propose to introduce a new configuration option CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED, such > that if it is not set, the unmaintained/unsupported code will not be compiled > into the kernel. Moreover, > * IMO the option should not be set by default, which would require a user > action to include the unsupported code into the kernel, > * IMO the option should be documented as to indicate that the code marked with > the help of it is not supported by kernel developers and may be removed from > the kernel at any time without notification. >... Quoting 2.6 MAINTAINERS: <-- snip --> PCMCIA SUBSYSTEM L: http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-pcmcia S: Unmaintained <-- snip --> > Yours, > rjw cu Adrian -- "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days. "Only a promise," Lao Er said. Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed