linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: only build the tree if we really want to

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Message-ID: <4915E91D.8080707@s5r6.in-berlin.de>
Date:	Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:31:41 +0100
From:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
CC:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Staging: only build the tree if we really want to

Greg KH wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 08, 2008 at 04:59:37PM +0100, Stefan Richter wrote:
>>> -endif # STAGING
>>> +endif # !STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD
>> Which purpose is the STAGING kconfig variable serving after this?
> 
> Sitting there and looking pretty :)
> 
>> It controls the visibility of the menu, but switching it off won't
>> switch off the staging drivers if they were previously enabled, would
>> it?
> 
> Try it and look in wonder :)
> 
> If something affects the visibility of the menu for those config
> options, it controls if those options can be enabled or not.

Right.  But if you had STAGING on, STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD off, and for
example ET131X on, then ET131X will still be on if you switch STAGING
off and save the configuration.
-- 
Stefan Richter
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