linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tiny: reverse logic for DISABLE_DEV

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Message-ID: <20141016101843.GB25971@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:18:43 +0200
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
Cc:	Aristeu Rozanski <aris@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tiny: reverse logic for DISABLE_DEV_COREDUMP

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 05:51:58AM +0200, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 01:14:46AM +0200, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:25:23AM -0400, Aristeu Rozanski wrote:
> > > It's desirable for allnconfig and tinyconfig targets to result in the
> > > least amount of code possible. DISABLE_DEV_COREDUMP exists as a way to
> > > switch off DEV_COREDUMP regardless if any drivers select
> > > WANT_DEV_COREDUMP.
> > > 
> > > This patch renames the option to ENABLE_DEV_COREDUMP and setting it to
> > > 'n' (as in allnconfig or tinyconfig) will effectively disable device
> > > coredump.
> > > 
> > > Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> > > Cc: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> > > Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Aristeu Rozanski <arozansk@...hat.com>
> > 
> > Any reason you didn't cc: the author of this feature / Kconfig option
> > about this change you are proposing?
> 
> Likely my fault; I'd suggested using get_maintainer.pl, which does not
> show that for this patch:
> 
> ~/src/linux$ scripts/get_maintainer.pl < /tmp/patch
> Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> (supporter:DRIVER CORE, KOBJ...)
> linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org (open list)

Yes, as that's just the Kconfig file, but at least let the person who
wrote that entry a chance to review it, that's just "being nice" :)

thanks,

greg k-h
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