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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
To: Mike Castle <dalgoda@ix.netcom.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>
Subject: Re: 2.4.28 config prompts for EXPERIMENTAL features when shouldn't
Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 03:52:48 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20041208025248.GN5496@stusta.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041205165908.GA25139@thune.sonic.net>

On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 08:59:08AM -0800, Mike Castle wrote:

> I have a basic kernel config that I use for boot disks that has
> CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL set to no.  Yet, with using my old 2.4.26 config with
> 2.4.28, I'm getting prompted for new experimental features:
> 
>   NVIDIA SATA support (EXPERIMENTAL) (CONFIG_SCSI_SATA_NV) [N/y/m/?] (NEW) 
>   Ethernet Gadget (EXPERIMENTAL) (CONFIG_USB_ETH) [M/n/?] 
>     RNDIS support (EXPERIMENTAL) (CONFIG_USB_ETH_RNDIS) [N/y/?] (NEW) 
> 
> The fact that CONFIG_USB_ETH was set in my 2.4.26 config seems to indicate
> this is not a new problem.  :->

Thanks for this report.

The "(EXPERIMENTAL)" string isn't directly coupled to the dependency on 
EXPERIMENTAL.

I'll send fixes in a minute.

> mrc

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.
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  reply	other threads:[~2004-12-08  2:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-12-05 16:59 2.4.28 config prompts for EXPERIMENTAL features when shouldn't Mike Castle
2004-12-08  2:52 ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2004-12-08  3:02   ` [2.4 patch] USB_ETH{,_RNDIS} EXPERIMENTAL dependencies Adrian Bunk
2004-12-08 21:57     ` [linux-usb-devel] " David Brownell
2004-12-08  3:02   ` [2.4 patch] let SCSI_SATA_NV depend on EXPERIMENTAL Adrian Bunk

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