linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] kconfig: change config_enabled() to accept X instead of CONFIG

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Date:	Wed, 9 May 2012 12:05:26 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Suresh Siddha <suresh.b.siddha@...el.com>
Cc:	mingo@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	joerg.roedel@....com, paul.gortmaker@...driver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] kconfig: change config_enabled() to accept X instead
 of CONFIG_X

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Suresh Siddha
<suresh.b.siddha@...el.com> wrote:
> change config_enabled() to use it as config_enabled(SMP) instead of
> config_enabled(CONFIG_SMP).

People hated this when I suggested it, and I kind of understand why.

It breaks greppability of CONFIG_xyz.

So I think I'd have to NAK this.

                   Linus
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