linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 16/20] drivers/net/wireless/p54: remove depends on CONFIG

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Date:	Tue, 22 Jan 2013 10:40:12 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 16/20] drivers/net/wireless/p54: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 10:37 AM, Christian Lamparter
<chunkeey@...glemail.com> wrote:
> Aren't these patches going through wireless-next
> or linux-next?

They can go however it makes things easiest. Greg has offered to carry
them in driver-core if Dave doesn't want to carry them in netdev.

-Kees

>
> On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 07:30:40 PM 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: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>
>> CC: "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
>> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
>> Cc: NetDev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@...glemail.com>
> [Also ACK the carl9170, if necessary]
>
> Regards,
>         Chr



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Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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