linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 007/193] arch/arm: remove CONFIG

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Date:	Tue, 23 Oct 2012 16:40:28 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 007/193] arch/arm: remove CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 4:33 PM, Russell King - ARM Linux
<linux@....linux.org.uk> wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 01:01:20PM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
>> This config item has not carried much meaning for a while now and is
>> almost always enabled by default. As agreed during the Linux kernel
>> summit, remove it.
>
> I have a patch queued up for -rc which removes a number of these, but
> specifically leaves some which do cause people problems.  So I'd
> appreciate it if we kept some of these (EXPERIMENTAL) tags even if we
> do drop the dependency.

Okay, I'll switch it around to only drop the "depends on ..."

Thanks!

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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