linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.24 patch] x86: allow 64bit setting in Kconfig

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:37:44 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>,
	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6.24 patch] x86: allow 64bit setting in Kconfig

On Fri, Jan 18, 2008 at 02:50:48AM -0800, Harvey Harrison wrote:
> 
> On Fri, 2008-01-18 at 11:44 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > * Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org> wrote:
> > 
> > >  # Select 32 or 64 bit
> > >  config 64BIT
> > > -	bool "64-bit kernel" if ARCH = "x86"
> > > +	bool "64-bit kernel"
> > >  	default ARCH = "x86_64"
> > >  	help
> > >  	  Say yes to build a 64-bit kernel - formerly known as x86_64
> > 
> > thx, i've added this to x86.git.
> 
> Style question, would the following be preferred?
> 
> config 64BIT
> 	def_bool ARCH = "x86_64"
> 	prompt "64-bit kernel"
> 	help...

No.
It is most common to let the prompt follow the type and not
as a separate property.

	Sam
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