linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] Put "Kernel hacking" Kconfig menu on a diet

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Date:	Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:35:53 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH 0/7] Put "Kernel hacking" Kconfig menu on a diet

On Fri, Dec 14, 2012 at 01:42:00PM -0500, Dave Hansen wrote:
 > I think the "Kernel Hacking" menu has gotten a bit out of hand.  It
 > is over 120 lines long on my system with everything enabled and
 > options are scattered around it haphazardly.
 > 
 > 	http://sr71.net/~dave/linux/kconfig-horror.png
 > 
 > Let's try to introduce some sanity.

Nice.  Perhaps as a follow-on patch, split up the Kconfig.debug into
a handful of files too ?

Thinking it might help prevent things getting so messed up again
when people start adding more options.

	Dave

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