Re: [Bug 6451] CONFIG_KMOD is not set for x86_64 but is set to Y for i386 and other archs

Re: [Bug 6451] CONFIG_KMOD is not set for x86_64 but is set to Y for i386 and other archs

[Maurice Volaski]

Hey, is this you? Why on Earth do you want this setting turned off?

>http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6451
>
>zippel@linux-m68k.org changed:
>
>            What    |Removed                     |Added
>----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>              Status|NEW                         |REJECTED
>          Resolution|                            |WILL_NOT_FIX
>
>
>
>------- Additional Comments From zippel@linux-m68k.org  2006-06-20 
>07:32 -------
>This is a per architecture decision, please ask the respective maintainer.
>
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Maurice Volaski, mvolaski@aecom.yu.edu
Computing Support, Rose F. Kennedy Center
Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Re: [Bug 6451] CONFIG_KMOD is not set for x86_64 but is set to Y for i386 and other archs

[Andi Kleen]

On Tuesday 20 June 2006 17:18, Maurice Volaski wrote:
> Hey, is this you? Why on Earth do you want this setting turned off?

Because I don't use it and arch/x86_64/defconfig is my configuration.
If you don't like it do your own.

-Andi

Re: [Bug 6451] CONFIG_KMOD is not set for x86_64 but is set to Y for i386 and other archs

[Jan Engelhardt]

>> Hey, is this you? Why on Earth do you want this setting turned off?
>
>Because I don't use it and arch/x86_64/defconfig is my configuration.

If that is your very personal config, I wonder why it is in the kernel. In 
fact, what is defconfig good for if it's not for the general public? Plus, 
the default values can be retrieved by {x,g,q,menu}config from the Kconfig 
files. Slightly puzzled.


Jan Engelhardt
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Re: [Bug 6451] CONFIG_KMOD is not set for x86_64 but is set to Y for i386 and other archs

[Steven Rostedt]

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Maurice Volaski wrote:

> Hey, is this you? Why on Earth do you want this setting turned off?

Maurice,

This constant pestering will only get you ignored.  If you don't like the
default, just change it, and copy over your .configs to all your machines
that you use.  Once you have done so, your makes on those machines will
use them (if you do "make install" to get the .config copied to /boot).

Now, the point you _could_ have made, is that the Help on KMOD says

   "If unsure, say Y"

Which to me _is_ a bug.  I just hate it when the default doesn't match the
recommended comment of any config option.

-- Steve


>
> >http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6451
> >
> >zippel@linux-m68k.org changed:
> >
> >            What    |Removed                     |Added
> >----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >              Status|NEW                         |REJECTED
> >          Resolution|                            |WILL_NOT_FIX
> >
> >
> >
> >------- Additional Comments From zippel@linux-m68k.org  2006-06-20
> >07:32 -------
> >This is a per architecture decision, please ask the respective maintainer.
> >
> >------- You are receiving this mail because: -------
> >You reported the bug, or are watching the reporter.
>
>
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Re: [Bug 6451] CONFIG_KMOD is not set for x86_64 but is set to Y for i386 and other archs

[Roman Zippel]

Hi,

On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Steven Rostedt wrote:

> Now, the point you _could_ have made, is that the Help on KMOD says
> 
>    "If unsure, say Y"
> 
> Which to me _is_ a bug.  I just hate it when the default doesn't match the
> recommended comment of any config option.

What I personally hate even more are help texts, that want me to say Y, 
but don't really explain why (and even worse are options which set the 
default to y without explanation).
This is a somewhat common boilerplate which has it's origin in the old 
config help files and has been copied everywhere. A good help text should 
explain what it does, when the option is enabled and then can give
specific advice, who should enable it.

bye, Roman