linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Allow disabling of CONFIG

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:13:27 -0400
From:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....EDU>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Mike Waychison <mikew@...gle.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Allow disabling of CONFIG_DEVPORT


On Jul 15, 2011, at 2:41 AM, Greg KH wrote:

> 
> Ok, but what happens if all 2000+ different companies start adding their
> fields to the signed-off-by: area of the kernel for their internal
> tracking systems?

That's been happening for a long time; there have been kernel patches
referencing LTC, RHEL, and SLES bugzilla entries; many of those
bug entries are not public so as not to reveal customer confidential
information.   I've never seen anyone complain about that before.

-- Ted

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