linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] init: Remove CONFIG_INIT

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Date:	Tue, 21 Oct 2014 11:53:04 +0200
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
	Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Frank Rowand <frowand.list@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chuck Ebbert <cebbert.lkml@...il.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	Shuah Khan <shuah.kh@...sung.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] init: Remove CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK

On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 12:04 AM, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net> wrote:
> CONFIG_INIT_FALLBACK adds config bloat without an obvious use case
> that makes it worth keeping around.  Delete it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
> ---
>
> Bring on the blame :)
>
>  init/Kconfig | 16 ----------------
>  init/main.c  |  5 -----
>  2 files changed, 21 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> index ebbd5846478e..e84c6423a2e5 100644
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -1299,22 +1299,6 @@ source "usr/Kconfig"
>
>  endif
>
> -config INIT_FALLBACK
> -       bool "Fall back to defaults if init= parameter is bad"
> -       default y
> -       help

The above is not in mainline, nor in -next?
Seems it only exists in a patch series you sent yourself?

Confused...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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