linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v6 05/10] crc32-misc-cleanup.diff

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Message-Id: <20110903114403.027a9563c86eeaf1c0e4e80b@canb.auug.org.au>
Date:	Sat, 3 Sep 2011 11:44:03 +1000
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Bob Pearson <rpearson@...temfabricworks.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, fzago@...temfabricworks.com,
	Joakim Tjernlund <joakim.tjernlund@...nsmode.se>,
	George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v6 05/10] crc32-misc-cleanup.diff

On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 16:50:47 -0700 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>
> Sure, these these things may be accidentally dragged in via nested
> includes but it's bad to depend upon that - such things regularly cause
> breakage when configs are changed.

And even the same config on different architectures or platforms.  That's
why we have Rule 1 in Documentation/SubmitChecklist ...

-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au
http://www.canb.auug.org.au/~sfr/

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