linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-rc5-mm2] fs/dlm: fix recursive dependency in Kconfig

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20061120174509.GW31879@stusta.de>
Date:	Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:45:09 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	Patrick Caulfield <pcaulfie@...hat.com>, cluster-devel@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Teigland <teigland@...hat.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-rc5-mm2] fs/dlm: fix recursive dependency in Kconfig

On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 12:45:11PM +0100, Stefan Richter wrote:
>...
> Anyway. Whatever you chose to do (or already have chosen to do) in
> fs/dlm/Kconfig, keep in mind that the "select" keyword is presently only
> poorly supported by the various .config generators and that it forces UI
> considerations into the Kconfig files which should better not be
> overloaded with UI issues. Or in other words: It is rather easy to write
> correct and well-supported Kconfig files if you stick with "depend on",
> but you get into trouble fast with generous usage of "select".

For variables like NET or INET it doesn't matter in practice whether you 
use "select" or "depends on". But for other variables it makes it really 
hard for users to enable an option if you use "depends on".

> Stefan Richter

cu
Adrian

-- 

       "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
                                       Pearl S. Buck - Dragon Seed

-
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/