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Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:27:36 +0100 From: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> Cc: lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86@...nel.org, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86 VSDO: fix Kconfig help * Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> wrote: > From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> > > COMPAT_VDSO has 2 help text blocks, but kconfig only uses the > last one found, so merge the 2 blocks. > > It would be real nice if kconfig would warn about this. > > Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> > --- > arch/x86/Kconfig | 4 ++-- > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > --- lnx-2632-rc6.orig/arch/x86/Kconfig > +++ lnx-2632-rc6/arch/x86/Kconfig > @@ -1601,12 +1601,12 @@ config COMPAT_VDSO > prompt "Compat VDSO support" > depends on X86_32 || IA32_EMULATION > ---help--- > - Map the 32-bit VDSO to the predictable old-style address too. > - ---help--- > Say N here if you are running a sufficiently recent glibc > version (2.3.3 or later), to remove the high-mapped > VDSO mapping and to exclusively use the randomized VDSO. > > + Map the 32-bit VDSO to the predictable old-style address too. > + > If unsure, say Y. I've applied it with the original ordering of the lines - it makes more sense that way. (first short summary of what the option does, then a longer paragraph.) Ingo -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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