linux-kernel - Re: [TRIVIAL RFC PATCH] Kconfigs - reduce use of "depends on EXPERT"

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Date:   Sun, 29 Jul 2018 13:42:02 +0200
From:   Michael Büsch <m@...s.ch>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
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        "Serge E. Hallyn" <serge@...lyn.com>
Subject: Re: [TRIVIAL RFC PATCH] Kconfigs - reduce use of "depends on
 EXPERT"

On Sat, 28 Jul 2018 15:13:00 -0700
Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

>  config SSB_SILENT
> -	bool "No SSB kernel messages"
> -	depends on SSB && EXPERT
> +	bool "No SSB kernel messages" if EXPERT
> +	depends on SSB
>  	help
>  	  This option turns off all Sonics Silicon Backplane printks.
>  	  Note that you won't be able to identify problems, once


What about removing this option entirely?
We would just have to remove it from Kconfig and from its only use in
drivers/ssb/ssb_private.h
I don't think anybody uses (or should use) this option anyway.
That would reduce the EXPERT dependencies by one, which is a good
thing. :)

-- 
Michael

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