linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] IP_VS should depend on EXPERIMENTAL ?

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0707200805070.11571@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:11:45 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...dspring.com>
To:	Gabriel C <nix.or.die@...glemail.com>
cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] IP_VS should depend on EXPERIMENTAL ?


  as a short followup to my previous post, at the *very least*, a
cleanup that could be done now is to find all entries which have an
actual dependency on "EXPERIMENTAL" but don't advertise themselves as
such:

...
config MA600_DONGLE
        tristate "Mobile Action MA600 dongle"
        depends on IRTTY_SIR && DONGLE && IRDA && EXPERIMENTAL
	...

and determine which of those should have the dependency on
"EXPERIMENTAL" removed.  no, don't go adding "(EXPERIMENTAL)" to the
prompt -- just deal with *only* those for which the dependency is
clearly out of date and not relevant anymore, and delete it.

that would be, at least, a place to start.  and, yes, there's piles of
potential (net/ipv4/Kconfig):

config TCP_CONG_HSTCP
        tristate "High Speed TCP"
        depends on EXPERIMENTAL
	...
config TCP_CONG_HYBLA
        tristate "TCP-Hybla congestion control algorithm"
        depends on EXPERIMENTAL
	...
config TCP_CONG_VEGAS
        tristate "TCP Vegas"
        depends on EXPERIMENTAL
	...
... etc etc ...


rday
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