linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kconfig: untangle EXPERT and EMBEDDED

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Date:	Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:51:57 +0100
From:	Jerome Marchand <jmarchan@...hat.com>
To:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] kconfig: untangle EXPERT and EMBEDDED

On 01/17/2012 09:54 PM, David Rientjes wrote:

>>>> For instance, Why would CONFIG_EXPERT disable by default some HID devices?
>>>> I could understand why it is done for CONFIG_EMBEDDED, but certainly not
>>>> for an general EXPERT option.

> Um, no, HID_A4TECH is still only configurable for CONFIG_EXPERT with this 
> patch.  Jerome's premise is that this should be configurable for 
> CONFIG_EMBEDDED instead.  Please read what he wrote.

No it's not! I wrote that CONFIG_EXPERT should not change the default value.
I wrote nothing about that option being configurable or not.

Jerome
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