linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net/, drivers/net/ , missing EXPERIMENTAL in menus

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Message-Id: <20070718134012.cde2f956.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:40:12 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
Cc:	Gabriel C <crazy@...pmylinux.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/, drivers/net/ , missing EXPERIMENTAL in menus

On Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:23:09 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Gabriel C wrote:
> 
> > Everything 'depends on' EXPERIMENTAL should be marked as such,
> > visible in the menus.
> 
> rather than add all that extraneous dreck to the Kconfig files, i
> *really* wish folks would give serious thought to my earlier
> suggestion about a "maturity level" attribute that could be used to
> not only add a parenthesized maturity level during display, but could
> also be used to activate/deactivate entire levels in one operation.
> 
> there's no point adding all that redundant content when it can all be
> done automatically.

I like it.  Are there any kconfig patches to support this plan?


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~Randy
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