linux-kernel - Re: ARM defconfig files

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.1006031305310.8175@i5.linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Thu, 3 Jun 2010 13:09:25 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Russell King <rmk@....linux.org.uk>
cc:	Daniel Walker <dwalker@...eaurora.org>,
	Kevin Hilman <khilman@...prootsystems.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: ARM defconfig files

On Thu, 3 Jun 2010, Russell King wrote:
> 
> I already covered that in my (ignored) email where I brought up a
> "STD_CONFIG" config symbol, which could be disabled to turn off all
> these additional "select"s.

I apparently haven't explained myself enough, because what you keep on 
harping on is not something I consider acceptable.

STD_CONFIG is pointless. It's pointless because the solution to what 
you call STD_CONFIG would be to just NOT USING the special Kconfig.xyz 
file at all.

So when I suggest special Kconfig files, they are meant to just generate 
the templates - ie they'd _generate_ what is currently the defconfig 
files. You wouldn't _have_ to use them at all.

If you _had_ to use them, you'd lose the flexibility of Kconfig and asking 
questions. 

		Linus
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