linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/11] ARM: defconfig: Remove CONFIG_MISC

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Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:39:59 -0300
From:	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@...escale.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/11] ARM: defconfig: Remove CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES

Hi Arnd,

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> Sorry for not replying earlier. We could merge these through the
> arm-soc tree, but I'm not actually sure if they are necessary.
>
> For all I know, listing a nonexisting configuration option in
> a defconfig file has no effect, and the files get recreated
> whenever the maintainers choose to.

My intention with this series is merely to provide a cleanup in the
defconfigs, so that they do not include an non-existing configuration.
I know it is not harmful to let the CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES there, but
after my commit 7c5763 I think we should get rid of
CONFIG_MISC_DEVICES completely.

I saw that the ia64 Intel patch from this series was already applied
into mainline and I also got some other Acks from different
architectures.

Regards,

Fabio Estevam
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