From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755870AbXKRXqx (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:46:53 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1753608AbXKRXqp (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:46:45 -0500 Received: from ishtar.tlinx.org ([64.81.245.74]:40542 "EHLO ishtar.tlinx.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753527AbXKRXqo (ORCPT ); Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:46:44 -0500 Message-ID: <4740CEE4.8030800@tlinx.org> Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 15:46:44 -0800 From: Lin Walsh User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.13 (Windows/20070809) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: LKML Subject: Config - general Q; default vs. suggested setting. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org More than once in going through configs for different machines, I've noticed "oddities". It's not clear which are intentional and which 'leftovers' from changes. Specifically, when I chose a new config by making the default config, some of the default options are different from what is recommended in the hint text. I.e. the default will have the option "on", but in the hint(config) text, it says "this does xxyz, unless you know what you are doing, say "no" here. (or vice-versa).... lets see; some examples: Automatic kernel module loading: Default=No, Text says "if unsure, say Y" Under I/O Schedulers, Default = Anticipatory, but text says: "CFQ is default" SMT(Hyperthread) Default:Y, Text:"If unsure say N" Default:Y, Text:"If unsure say N" ....etc, etc...several (or many?) more... So "Which is it"...or should there be a pattern? If comment says "if unsure say N", or "most users should say N", then should it be a bug if "make defconfig" sets it to "T"("Y")? Or should defconfig follow the help text (the answer is probably that it depends, but does that mean a bug should be filed against each instance?) I would think that the help/hint text should agree with the default config or is there some reason for this not to be the case? Tnx, Lin