Re: [PATCH] conditionalize some boring buffer_head checks

[Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>]

Tim Hockin wrote:
> Somewhat off the original topic, but am I the only one who finds it weird
> (and error-prone) that you have to add the same KConfig to a dozen or more
> Kconfig files?
> 
> Shouldn't there be a KConfig libe, and all you need to do for the arch is
> reference the CONFIG_FOO from the lib?  Would at least save all the
> duplicate strings and definitions...
> 
> Kconfig.lib:
> 	config DEBUG_BUFFERS
> 		bool "Enable additional filesystem buffer_head checks"
> 		depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
> 		help
> 		  If you say Y here, additional checks are performed that
> 		  aid filesystem development.
> 
> arch/*/Kconfig
> 	libpath /Kconfig.lib
> 	...
> 	insert DEBUG_BUFFERS
> 	...


Seems a lot easier just to gather the common definitions into a Kconfig 
file, and include it via the standard 'source' directive.

	Jeff