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

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Date:	Tue, 06 Nov 2012 18:44:57 -0800
From:	"Nicholas A. Bellinger" <nab@...ux-iscsi.org>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.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, 2012-11-06 at 18:22 -0800, Kees Cook wrote:
> 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. :)
> 

Sure.  Applied to target-pending/for-next, and will include in the
for-3.8 PULL request.

Thanks Kees!

--nab

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