Re: [PATCH 2/5] USB Kconfig: Select SCSI for USB Mass Storage support

Adrian Bunk
2008-01-05T23:46:20Z

On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 03:22:14PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>...
> For Aunt Tillie cases, "select" makes sense. For other cases,
> I'd argue that it makes sense for config users to know when they
> do something that causes an entire subsystem to be added to their
> kernel (like SCSI or NET).

We are not talking about Aunt Tillie [1] since she anyway does not build
her own kernel.

The vast majority of kconfig users should be covered by the
"system administrator" use case. And for them it's a lot easier if they
simply find the options for their hardware in the logical places without
additional hassle.

Whether or not an option requires an additional subsystem like e.g. SCSI
or SSB are hardware and implementation details we shouldn't bother
kconfig users with.

cu
Adrian

[1] kconfig version of Godwin's law

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