linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 64/86] drivers/vhost: remove depends on CONFIG

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2013 18:38:07 +0200
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 64/86] drivers/vhost: remove depends on
 CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 06:53:56PM -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: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

It's used in production, it's time it lost EXPERIMENTAL tag anyway.

Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>


> ---
>  drivers/vhost/Kconfig     |    4 ++--
>  drivers/vhost/Kconfig.tcm |    4 ++--
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/Kconfig b/drivers/vhost/Kconfig
> index 202bba6..bf24317 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/Kconfig
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>  config VHOST_NET
> -	tristate "Host kernel accelerator for virtio net (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> -	depends on NET && EVENTFD && (TUN || !TUN) && (MACVTAP || !MACVTAP) && EXPERIMENTAL
> +	tristate "Host kernel accelerator for virtio net"
> +	depends on NET && EVENTFD && (TUN || !TUN) && (MACVTAP || !MACVTAP)
>  	---help---
>  	  This kernel module can be loaded in host kernel to accelerate
>  	  guest networking with virtio_net. Not to be confused with virtio_net
> diff --git a/drivers/vhost/Kconfig.tcm b/drivers/vhost/Kconfig.tcm
> index a9c6f76..7e3aa28 100644
> --- a/drivers/vhost/Kconfig.tcm
> +++ b/drivers/vhost/Kconfig.tcm
> @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
>  config TCM_VHOST
> -	tristate "TCM_VHOST fabric module (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> -	depends on TARGET_CORE && EVENTFD && EXPERIMENTAL && m
> +	tristate "TCM_VHOST fabric module"
> +	depends on TARGET_CORE && EVENTFD && m
>  	default n
>  	---help---
>  	Say M here to enable the TCM_VHOST fabric module for use with virtio-scsi guests
> -- 
> 1.7.9.5
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