linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 077/104] drivers/target/sbp: remove depends on CONFIG

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Date:	Tue, 6 Nov 2012 18:22:17 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Chris Boot <bootc@...tc.net>,
	target-devel <target-devel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 077/104] drivers/target/sbp: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Nicholas A. Bellinger
<nab@...ux-iscsi.org> wrote:
> On Mon, 2012-11-05 at 15:04 -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
>> The CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL config item has not carried much meaning for a
>> while now and is almost always enabled by default. As agreed during the
>> Linux kernel summit, remove it from any "depends on" lines in Kconfigs.
>>
>> CC: Chris Boot <bootc@...tc.net>
>> CC: "Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
>> ---
>>  drivers/target/sbp/Kconfig |    2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/target/sbp/Kconfig b/drivers/target/sbp/Kconfig
>> index 132da54..1614bc7 100644
>> --- a/drivers/target/sbp/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/target/sbp/Kconfig
>> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>>  config SBP_TARGET
>>       tristate "FireWire SBP-2 fabric module"
>> -     depends on FIREWIRE && EXPERIMENTAL
>> +     depends on FIREWIRE
>>       help
>>         Say Y or M here to enable SCSI target functionality over FireWire.
>>         This enables you to expose SCSI devices to other nodes on the FireWire
>
> Looks fine to drop this usage for sbp-target.
>
> Do you want this patch to be include into the target-pending/for-next ->
> for-3.8 branch, or are you planning to take this full series upstream
> through a different tree..?

Stephen has asked that maintainers take the patches into their trees
when possible. I'm going to carry any patches that don't find a home,
so it's up to you; just let me know. :)

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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