linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: remove obsolete CONFIG

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Date:	Mon, 20 Jun 2016 05:15:45 +0300
From:	Ruslan Bilovol <ruslan.bilovol@...il.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Robo Bot <apw@...onical.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	keescook@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] checkpatch: remove obsolete CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL checks

On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 4:30 AM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2016-06-19 at 23:29 +0300, Ruslan Bilovol wrote:
>> Config EXPERIMENTAL has been removed from kernel in 2013
>> (see 3d374d0: "final removal of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL"),
>> there is no any reason to do these checks now.
>
> Not quite removed:
>
> $ git grep CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL -- "*configs*" | wc -l
> 217

I just mean that config option is removed from Kconfig file.
These checkpatch checks have nothing to do with
"CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y" lines that still live in many
defconfigs.

BTW, I can write quite simple script that will remove it from
defconfig as well and send to related maintainers in a
separate patch series, or alternatively you can do similar
thing proposed by you in RFC https://lkml.org/lkml/2015/7/16/725

>
> No objection from me though.

Thanks

Best regards,
Ruslan