linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 1/4] CONFIG

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Message-ID: <46A0E2A9.6000308@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Fri, 20 Jul 2007 18:28:25 +0200
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Satyam Sharma <satyam.sharma@...il.com>
CC:	"clameter@....com" <clameter@....com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Chris Snook <csnook@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 1/4] CONFIG_STABLE: Define it

(I missed the original post, hence am replying to te reply...)
> On 5/31/07, clameter@....com <clameter@....com> wrote:
>> Introduce CONFIG_STABLE to control checks only useful for development.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Christoph Lameter <clameter@....com>
>> [...]
>>  menu "General setup"
>>
>> +config STABLE
>> +       bool "Stable kernel"
>> +       help
>> +         If the kernel is configured to be a stable kernel then various
>> +         checks that are only of interest to kernel development will be
>> +         omitted.
>> +

Didn't we talk about the wording and the logic some time ago?  Your
option looks like a magic switch that suddenly improves kernel
stability, hence everyone will switch it on.

How about this:

config BUILD_FOR_RELEASE
	bool "Build for release"
	help
	  If the kernel is configured as a release build, various checks
	  that are only of interest to kernel development will be
	  omitted.

	  If unsure, say Y.

Or this:

config BUILD_FOR_TESTING
	bool "Build for testing"
	help
	  If the kernel is configured as a test build, various checks
	  useful for testing of pre-releases will be activated.

	  If unsure, say N.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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