Re: [RFC 1/4] CONFIG_STABLE: Define it

Stefan Richter
2007-07-20T16:29:19Z

(I missed the original post, hence am replying to te reply...)
> On 5/31/07, clameter@sgi.com <clameter@sgi.com> wrote:
>> Introduce CONFIG_STABLE to control checks only useful for development.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@sgi.com>
>> [...]
>> menu "General setup"
>>
>> +config STABLE
>> + bool "Stable kernel"
>> + help
>> + If the kernel is configured to be a stable kernel then various
>> + checks that are only of interest to kernel development will be
>> + omitted.
>> +

Didn't we talk about the wording and the logic some time ago? Your
option looks like a magic switch that suddenly improves kernel
stability, hence everyone will switch it on.

How about this:

config BUILD_FOR_RELEASE
bool "Build for release"
help
If the kernel is configured as a release build, various checks
that are only of interest to kernel development will be
omitted.

If unsure, say Y.

Or this:

config BUILD_FOR_TESTING
bool "Build for testing"
help
If the kernel is configured as a test build, various checks
useful for testing of pre-releases will be activated.

If unsure, say N.
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Stefan Richter
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