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Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:51:14 -0700
From: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>
To: "Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM)" <ljs@kernel.org>
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On Fri, Sep 11, 2026 at 11:26:36AM +0100, Lorenzo Stoakes (ARM) wrote:
> It feels like init is the right place, having actual substantive Kconfig entries
> in scripts/ feels a bit weird.

Yeah, that is valid.

> I can add an extra patch to move existing entries over before adding these in in
> the next patch?

Yes, sounds perfect.

> > I also worry about backsliding and growing cc-option checks. Should we
> > update the documentation to state that it is preferrable for these
> > checks to live in Kconfig so that they can be properly cached?
> 
> Yeah makes sense. I can add a patch to update the docs too?

Yeah, sounds good to me!

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Cheers,
Nathan