linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KCONFIG: With a simple menuconfig, kernel debugging is prettier.

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Date:	Mon, 12 May 2008 04:19:20 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KCONFIG: With a simple menuconfig, kernel debugging is
 prettier.

On Tue, 6 May 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:31:26 -0400 (EDT)
> "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca> wrote:
>
> > Implementing kernel debugging with a menuconfig allows for the removal
> > of a pile of unnecessary dependencies.
>
>  Kconfig.debug |  112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
>  1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)
>
> I'm afraid,
>
> akpm:/usr/src/25> grep -l lib/Kconfig.debug pc/*.pc
> pc/documentation-build-source-files-in-documentation-sub-dir-disable.pc
> pc/documentation-build-source-files-in-documentation-sub-dir.pc
> pc/git-sched.pc
> pc/git-x86-latest.pc
> pc/linux-next.pc
> pc/make-frame_pointer-default=y.pc
> pc/mm-add-a-basic-debugging-framework-for-memory-initialisation.pc
> pc/mutex-subsystem-synchro-test-module.pc
> pc/page-owner-tracking-leak-detector.pc
> pc/profile-likely-unlikely-macros.pc
> pc/slab-leaks3-default-y.pc
>
> that our chances of finding a window in which to merge this patch
> are pretty darn small.

fair enough, but is there any sort of reorg that can be done with the
kernel debugging menu?  it really is getting a bit out of hand.  at
the very least, could it be collected into related categories?

rday
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