From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Randy Dunlap Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/, drivers/net/ , missing EXPERIMENTAL in menus Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:52:13 -0700 Message-ID: <469E7D7D.6050007@oracle.com> References: <469E75AA.7040109@pimpmylinux.org> <20070718134012.cde2f956.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <469E7BE1.6090401@garzik.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: "Robert P. J. Day" , Gabriel C , Linux Kernel Mailing List , netdev@vger.kernel.org To: Jeff Garzik Return-path: Received: from agminet01.oracle.com ([141.146.126.228]:40807 "EHLO agminet01.oracle.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759326AbXGRUtp (ORCPT ); Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:49:45 -0400 In-Reply-To: <469E7BE1.6090401@garzik.org> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org Jeff Garzik wrote: > Randy Dunlap wrote: >> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:23:09 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote: >>> there's no point adding all that redundant content when it can all be >>> done automatically. >> >> I like it. Are there any kconfig patches to support this plan? > > > Speaking specifically to adding 'EXPERIMENTAL', I distinctly remember at > some point in the past the config system was smart enough to print " > (EXPERIMENTAL)" if that entry depended on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL. > > We should head in that direction. > > I strongly NAK the original patch from Gabriel C in this thread -- it > just adds too much redundant info. Better to add it -once-, somewhere > inside Kconfig system. > > Jeff > > Yes, that's what Robert & I are referring to as well (AFAIK). -- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code ***