linux-kernel - Re: [patch 03/26] Move Kconfig.instrumentation to arch/Kconfig and init/Kconfig

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Message-ID: <20080124210547.GB1647@Krystal>
Date:	Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:05:47 -0500
From:	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Subject: Re: [patch 03/26] Move Kconfig.instrumentation to arch/Kconfig and
	init/Kconfig

* Randy Dunlap (randy.dunlap@...cle.com) wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:27:09 -0500 Mathieu Desnoyers wrote:
> 
> > Move the instrumentation Kconfig to
> > 
> > arch/Kconfig for architecture dependent options
> >   - oprofile
> >   - kprobes
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > init/Kconfig for architecture independent options
> >   - profiling
> >   - markers
> > 
> > Remove the "Instrumentation Support" menu. Everything moves to "General setup".
> 
> Was this done based on a suggestion from someone (Linus)?
> I prefer an Instrumentation menu, but whatever...
> 

Yes, it was Linus'suggestion. I prefer the instrumentation menu too, but
in order to be consistent, we would have to create an instrumentation/
directory in the kernel tree.

Mathieu

> 
> > Delete the kernel/Kconfig.instrumentation file.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...ymtl.ca>
> > CC: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> > CC: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/Kconfig                   |   28 ++++++++++++++++++++
> >  arch/alpha/Kconfig             |    2 -
> >  arch/arm/Kconfig               |    2 -
> >  arch/blackfin/Kconfig          |    2 -
> >  arch/cris/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/frv/Kconfig               |    2 -
> >  arch/h8300/Kconfig             |    2 -
> >  arch/ia64/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/m32r/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/m68k/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/m68knommu/Kconfig         |    2 -
> >  arch/mips/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/parisc/Kconfig            |    2 -
> >  arch/powerpc/Kconfig           |    2 -
> >  arch/ppc/Kconfig               |    2 -
> >  arch/s390/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/sh/Kconfig                |    2 -
> >  arch/sh64/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/sparc/Kconfig             |    2 -
> >  arch/sparc64/Kconfig           |    2 -
> >  arch/um/Kconfig                |    2 -
> >  arch/v850/Kconfig              |    2 -
> >  arch/x86/Kconfig               |    2 -
> >  arch/xtensa/Kconfig            |    2 -
> >  init/Kconfig                   |   12 ++++++++
> >  kernel/Kconfig.instrumentation |   55 -----------------------------------------
> >  26 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 101 deletions(-)
> 
> ---
> ~Randy

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