linux-kernel - Re: another attempt to kill off linux/config.h

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Message-ID: <20061004180122.GC13079@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 4 Oct 2006 14:01:22 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: another attempt to kill off linux/config.h

On Wed, Oct 04, 2006 at 01:45:32PM +0200, Arjan van de Ven wrote:

 > > Removing it for real will be a pain for external modules.
 > > They could of course detect that it is missing and then
 > > drop it.
 > > I would suggest to keep the #warning in 2.6.19 and only
 > > remove it for real for 2.6.20.
 > 
 > they'll have to change anyway; delaying it one release doesn't actually
 > change that. And you can bet on most modules ignoring the warning anyway
 > and wait until the thing really is gone... making the value that this
 > extra delay has basically zero. While the cost is that more false users
 > will sneak into the kernel ;(

My thoughts exactly.  Since when did we give a damn about keeping
external modules compiling anyway?

 > Maybe Fedora can ship with an #error here early on; an #error at least
 > can provide a helpful message on how to fix it.

The #warn has been there for a few weeks in the fc6pre kernels, but it's
easily changed.

	Dave

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