linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] init/Kconfig: use if/endif to surround the EXPERT menu kconfig symbols

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Message-Id: <20110427161451.26a74fec.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 16:14:51 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
Cc:	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Peter Foley <pefoley2@...izon.net>,
	torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] init/Kconfig: use if/endif to surround the EXPERT
 menu kconfig symbols

On Tue, 26 Apr 2011 13:00:36 -0700
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net> wrote:

> Surround the EXPERT menu with "if EXPERT" and "endif" so that it
> is forced to stay as one unit.  Hopefully this will help to prevent
> it being broken in the future.

With this patch applied, a `make oldconfig' unsets CONFIG_PRINTK,
producing a less-than-previously-useful kernel!

Config: http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/stuff/config-akpm2.txt
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