linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] remove CONFIG

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Date:	Tue, 1 Jan 2008 16:07:08 +0000
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] remove CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 17:17:51 +0200
Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 01, 2008 at 02:23:44PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
> > On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:48:09 +0200
> > Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:
> > 
> > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on
> > > EXPERIMENTAL since they are pointless.
> > 
> > NAK
> > 
> > Experimental is an important guide to driver and code quality. 
> >...
> 
> History has shown that EXPERIMENTAL tags in many areas of the kernel 
> have not been maintained in a way that they would be usable as a guide.

Repeatedly posting crud does not make it right. As far as I can see the
tags are pretty honest for the most part - some have been experimental
for ten years but the 3c507 driver *has* always been a beta grade driver.

> And as soon as you need _one_ driver or feature depending on 
>> That's not about consensus,

It should be.

Alan
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