linux-kernel - Re: A bit of kconfig rewrite (Re: [PATCH] 9p: fix compile error if !CONFIG

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Message-ID: <20071001080540.GC23965@uranus.ravnborg.org>
Date:	Mon, 1 Oct 2007 10:05:40 +0200
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>
Cc:	"Elyse M. Grasso" <emgrasso@...a-raptors.com>,
	Nick Piggin <nickpiggin@...oo.com.au>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	kbuild-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Andreas Herrmann <aherrman@...or.de>,
	Eric Van Hensbergen <ericvh@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: A bit of kconfig rewrite (Re: [PATCH] 9p: fix compile error if !CONFIG_SYSCTL)

Hi Oleg.
> 
> Today's kconfig was proposed and accepted in a very unpleasant
> circumstances, has very poor design, development and no working
> alternative (for 5+ years now).

I have read all your mails about this subject - but I still miss what
is so bad about current design.

Could you try to stay down on the earth and be very specific about
what you see as so bad in current design.
"With stay down on earth" I try to say that what I have read before
I could not dechiper so be specific, please.

	Sam
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