linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 7/7] autofs - change CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS to CONFIG_AUTOFS

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Date:	Mon, 8 Jul 2013 15:10:23 +1000
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
Cc:	linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	autofs mailing list <autofs@...r.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 7/7] autofs - change CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS to
 CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS

Hi Ian,

On Fri, 05 Jul 2013 17:51:24 +0800 Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2013-07-01 at 14:39 +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > 
> > On Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:14:51 +0800 Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ian Kent <raven@...maw.net>
> > 
> > Please don't do this.  Find a simple way to make sure that if
> > CONFIG_AUTOFS4_FS is set, then "make oldconfig"  (or equivalent) will
> > cause CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS to be set the same.
> 
> I get what your recommending but still can't think of a way to do it,
> any thoughts?

Isn't just having

config AUTOFS4_FS
	tristate
	select AUTOFS_FS

enough?

> Am I correct that's a +1 for an outright rename of autofs4 to autofs
> rather than keeping the autofs4 directory and a compile stub?

I have no opinion :-)

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au

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