linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Centralize the selection for debugging semaphores.

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0701310852460.4816@CPE00045a9c397f-CM001225dbafb6>
Date:	Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:54:37 -0500 (EST)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Michal Piotrowski <michal.k.k.piotrowski@...il.com>
cc:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	dhowells@...hat.com, rth@...ddle.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Centralize the selection for debugging semaphores.

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007, Michal Piotrowski wrote:

> On 31/01/07, Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...dspring.com> wrote:
> >
> >   Centralize the kernel config option for debugging semaphores and
> > modify the macro for frv to use that config option instead.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@...dspring.com>
> [..]
> > +config DEBUG_SEMAPHORE
> > +       bool "Semaphore debugging"
> > +       depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
> > +       default n
> > +       help
> > +         If you say Y here then semaphore processing will issue lots of
> > +         verbose debugging messages.  If you suspect a semaphore problem or
> > a
> > +         kernel hacker asks for this option then say Y.  Otherwise say N.
> > +
> > +         At the moment, this is implemented only by alpha and frv.
>
> IMHO this option should stay in arch/{alpha,frv}/Kconfig.debug

any particular reason?  and note that it's currently *not* in
arch/frv/Kconfig.debug -- it's hard-coded with a macro name that's not
the same as the config option, and i don't really see the advantage of
having each architecture implement precisely the same feature in
different and incompatible ways.  but i'm willing to be convinced
otherwise.

rday

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