linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/7] Kconfig: Do not switch default values in EXPERT mode

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Date:	Sun, 13 May 2012 18:07:07 +0200
From:	David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...glemail.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...glemail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Kconfig: Do not switch default values in EXPERT mode

We should avoid changing default values when EXPERT mode is enabled. Often
users enable EXPERT mode to change a single value. If other subsystems
change their defaults in EXPERT mode, the user might get a totally
different result as expected.

Signed-off-by: David Herrmann <dh.herrmann@...glemail.com>
---
 init/Kconfig |    2 +-
 usr/Kconfig  |    8 ++++----
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 6cfd71d..f16400d 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ config CHECKPOINT_RESTORE
 
 menuconfig NAMESPACES
 	bool "Namespaces support" if EXPERT
-	default !EXPERT
+	default y
 	help
 	  Provides the way to make tasks work with different objects using
 	  the same id. For example same IPC id may refer to different objects
diff --git a/usr/Kconfig b/usr/Kconfig
index 65b845b..065a0e3 100644
--- a/usr/Kconfig
+++ b/usr/Kconfig
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ config RD_GZIP
 
 config RD_BZIP2
 	bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using bzip2" if EXPERT
-	default !EXPERT
+	default y
 	depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	select DECOMPRESS_BZIP2
 	help
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ config RD_BZIP2
 
 config RD_LZMA
 	bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZMA" if EXPERT
-	default !EXPERT
+	default y
 	depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	select DECOMPRESS_LZMA
 	help
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ config RD_LZMA
 
 config RD_XZ
 	bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using XZ" if EXPERT
-	default !EXPERT
+	default y
 	depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	select DECOMPRESS_XZ
 	help
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ config RD_XZ
 
 config RD_LZO
 	bool "Support initial ramdisks compressed using LZO" if EXPERT
-	default !EXPERT
+	default y
 	depends on BLK_DEV_INITRD
 	select DECOMPRESS_LZO
 	help
-- 
1.7.10.2

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