linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/process: Add CONFIG default value to submit-checklist

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Date:   Mon, 20 Nov 2017 14:39:34 -0800
From:   Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     "Darren Hart (VMware)" <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Documentation/process: Add CONFIG default value to submit-checklist

From: "Darren Hart (VMware)" <dvhart@...radead.org>

Add default value review to the submit checklist, referring to the
preference for "default n" from the previous patch added to
Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt.

Cc: "Yann E. MORIN" <yann.morin.1998@...e.fr>
Cc: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc: Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>
Cc: linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-doc@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Darren Hart (VMware) <dvhart@...radead.org>
---
 Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst
index a0d9d34..7d04ab3 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@ and elsewhere regarding submitting Linux kernel patches.
    You should be able to justify all violations that remain in
    your patch.
 
-6) Any new or modified ``CONFIG`` options don't muck up the config menu.
+6) Any new or modified ``CONFIG`` options do not muck up the config menu and
+  default to off unless they meet the exception criteria documented in
+  ``Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt`` Menu attributes: default value.
 
 7) All new ``Kconfig`` options have help text.
 
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