linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 84/86] lib: remove depends on CONFIG

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:26:55 -0800
From:	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>,
	Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com>,
	James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 84/86] lib: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 06:54:16PM -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: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> CC: "Paul E. McKenney" <paul.mckenney@...aro.org>
> CC: Dmitry Kasatkin <dmitry.kasatkin@...el.com>
> CC: James Morris <james.l.morris@...cle.com>
> CC: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> CC: Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>
> CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>

Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

> ---
>  lib/Kconfig       |    2 +-
>  lib/Kconfig.debug |    2 +-
>  lib/Kconfig.kgdb  |    2 +-
>  3 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
> index 75cdb77..3958dc4 100644
> --- a/lib/Kconfig
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig
> @@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ config CPUMASK_OFFSTACK
> 
>  config DISABLE_OBSOLETE_CPUMASK_FUNCTIONS
>         bool "Disable obsolete cpumask functions" if DEBUG_PER_CPU_MAPS
> -       depends on EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
> +       depends on BROKEN
> 
>  config CPU_RMAP
>  	bool
> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> index 67604e5..849ecae 100644
> --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> @@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ config HAVE_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
> 
>  config DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
>  	bool "Kernel memory leak detector"
> -	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL && HAVE_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
> +	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && HAVE_DEBUG_KMEMLEAK
>  	select DEBUG_FS
>  	select STACKTRACE if STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
>  	select KALLSYMS
> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
> index 43cb93f..77439eb 100644
> --- a/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig.kgdb
> @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ config HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
>  menuconfig KGDB
>  	bool "KGDB: kernel debugger"
>  	depends on HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
> -	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL
> +	depends on DEBUG_KERNEL
>  	help
>  	  If you say Y here, it will be possible to remotely debug the
>  	  kernel using gdb.  It is recommended but not required, that
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
> 

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