From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754722AbYEDHfr (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 May 2008 03:35:47 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752038AbYEDHfk (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 May 2008 03:35:40 -0400 Received: from pasmtpa.tele.dk ([80.160.77.114]:37824 "EHLO pasmtpA.tele.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750698AbYEDHfj (ORCPT ); Sun, 4 May 2008 03:35:39 -0400 Date: Sun, 4 May 2008 09:36:14 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Adrian Bunk Cc: Ingo Molnar , Dmitry Torokhov , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Rafael J. Wysocki" , Andrew Morton Subject: Re: Ingo, no more kconfig patches Message-ID: <20080504073614.GA16289@uranus.ravnborg.org> References: <20080430211317.GA24633@elte.hu> <20080430230100.GK29330@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <20080501025234.GE27574@elte.hu> <20080501115923.GX29330@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <20080503191445.GF5292@elte.hu> <20080503202416.GR5838@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <20080503210300.GA10979@elte.hu> <20080503212429.GT5838@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> <20080503213822.GA24283@uranus.ravnborg.org> <20080503220752.GW5838@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080503220752.GW5838@cs181133002.pp.htv.fi> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > > Hi Adrian > > It would be nice to know what was wrong with my suggestion. > > You have done your share of kconfig patches so you have a good grip > > on the problems we face. > > So any input on how we can improve kconfig so we can actually provide > > what people often expects or requests or need would be nice. > > > > I have so far not done any hacking on the core of the backend of > > kconfig but if I one day find more than one hour in row where I can do > > some kernel stuff I may actually try it out. > > And then it would be nice to have a sketch ready how to solve the issues. > > > > I would though request you to start a new mail thread for this and > > include both linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org and Roman Zippel in the loop. > > If you've sent a suggestion that included a description of the exact > semantics you want to implement I must have missed it. > > Can you send me a pointer or a description of the semantics? > I'll then have a look. I took the original idea and added a few more details. Please see mail named "http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/5/4/18" http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/5/4/18 Sam