* Re: [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu [not found] <200503261912.j2QJC192031517@hera.kernel.org> @ 2005-03-26 21:41 ` Matthew Wilcox 2005-03-26 22:50 ` Russell King 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Matthew Wilcox @ 2005-03-26 21:41 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Linux Kernel Mailing List; +Cc: rmk On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 11:58:51AM +0000, Linux Kernel Mailing List wrote: > ChangeSet 1.1982.137.48, 2005/03/05 11:58:51+00:00, rmk@flint.arm.linux.org.uk > > [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu Any reason you can't merge ARM's options into the drivers/*/Kconfig (with appropriate conditionals) and use drivers/Kconfig? -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu 2005-03-26 21:41 ` [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu Matthew Wilcox @ 2005-03-26 22:50 ` Russell King 2005-03-27 0:45 ` Matthew Wilcox 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Russell King @ 2005-03-26 22:50 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Matthew Wilcox; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 09:41:41PM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 11:58:51AM +0000, Linux Kernel Mailing List wrote: > > ChangeSet 1.1982.137.48, 2005/03/05 11:58:51+00:00, rmk@flint.arm.linux.org.uk > > > > [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu > > Any reason you can't merge ARM's options into the drivers/*/Kconfig (with > appropriate conditionals) and use drivers/Kconfig? Dunno. Haven't gotten around to sorting that out yet, and I don't particularly fancy trying to fight any corners over it. I think, a while back, it was thought to be better to keep ARM separate to keep the conditionals out of drivers/Kconfig. If the general concensus has changed, I might eventually sort it out if it causes enough trouble, or people think there's sufficient value to it. -- Russell King Linux kernel 2.6 ARM Linux - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/ maintainer of: 2.6 Serial core ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu 2005-03-26 22:50 ` Russell King @ 2005-03-27 0:45 ` Matthew Wilcox 2005-03-27 1:10 ` Randy.Dunlap 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Matthew Wilcox @ 2005-03-27 0:45 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Matthew Wilcox, Linux Kernel Mailing List On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 10:50:26PM +0000, Russell King wrote: > On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 09:41:41PM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote: > > Any reason you can't merge ARM's options into the drivers/*/Kconfig (with > > appropriate conditionals) and use drivers/Kconfig? > > Dunno. Haven't gotten around to sorting that out yet, and I don't > particularly fancy trying to fight any corners over it. > > I think, a while back, it was thought to be better to keep ARM separate > to keep the conditionals out of drivers/Kconfig. > > If the general concensus has changed, I might eventually sort it out if > it causes enough trouble, or people think there's sufficient value to it. As the original author of drivers/Kconfig, I think it's a brilliant idea that everybody should use ;-) I haven't heard any dissenting opinions yet. The only complaint I've heard is that net/Kconfig is now under device drivers. I didn't make that change, and I agree it sucks. -- "Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu 2005-03-27 0:45 ` Matthew Wilcox @ 2005-03-27 1:10 ` Randy.Dunlap 2005-03-29 23:46 ` Ingo Oeser 0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Randy.Dunlap @ 2005-03-27 1:10 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Matthew Wilcox; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List Matthew Wilcox wrote: > On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 10:50:26PM +0000, Russell King wrote: > >>On Sat, Mar 26, 2005 at 09:41:41PM +0000, Matthew Wilcox wrote: >> >>>Any reason you can't merge ARM's options into the drivers/*/Kconfig (with >>>appropriate conditionals) and use drivers/Kconfig? >> >>Dunno. Haven't gotten around to sorting that out yet, and I don't >>particularly fancy trying to fight any corners over it. >> >>I think, a while back, it was thought to be better to keep ARM separate >>to keep the conditionals out of drivers/Kconfig. >> >>If the general concensus has changed, I might eventually sort it out if >>it causes enough trouble, or people think there's sufficient value to it. > > > As the original author of drivers/Kconfig, I think it's a brilliant > idea that everybody should use ;-) I haven't heard any dissenting > opinions yet. The only complaint I've heard is that net/Kconfig is now > under device drivers. I didn't make that change, and I agree it sucks. This is likely a little OT for this thread, but I probably made that change (of grouping all networking options and drivers together). And I still think that they should all be grouped together -- whether it's under device drivers or a top-level Networking section. The real problem AFAICT is that Networking options includes some protocols and then Network Device Support includes some other protocols. Maybe if there was a Network Protocol section things could be clearer. ?? -- ~Randy ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: [ARM] Group device drivers together under their own menu 2005-03-27 1:10 ` Randy.Dunlap @ 2005-03-29 23:46 ` Ingo Oeser 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Ingo Oeser @ 2005-03-29 23:46 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Randy.Dunlap; +Cc: Matthew Wilcox, Linux Kernel Mailing List Hi, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > The real problem AFAICT is that Networking options > includes some protocols and then Network Device Support > includes some other protocols. Maybe if there was a Network Protocol > section things could be clearer. ?? I would really welcome that change. Regards Ingo Oeser ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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