linux-kernel - default y idiocy

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Sat, 12 May 2007 20:23:43 +0200
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	mchehab@...radead.org, jengelh@...ux01.gwdg.de
Subject: default y idiocy

Hi,

This has bothered me for a long time, and it just seems to be getting
worse. Can people please STOP defaulting non-essential stuff to 'y'?
Grrr.

diff --git a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
index 58926da..adbb5ca 100644
--- a/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/macintosh/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 menuconfig MACINTOSH_DRIVERS
 	bool "Macintosh device drivers"
 	depends on PPC || MAC || X86
-	default y
 
 if MACINTOSH_DRIVERS
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/Kconfig b/drivers/media/Kconfig
index 624b21c..986dcbc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/media/Kconfig
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ config VIDEO_TVEEPROM
 
 config DAB
 	boolean "DAB adapters"
-	default y
 	---help---
 	  Allow selecting support for for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
 	  Receiver adapters.

-- 
Jens Axboe

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/