linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] kconfig: introduce the "suggest" keyword

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.20.1610262232220.14694@knanqh.ubzr>
Date:   Wed, 26 Oct 2016 22:39:11 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>
To:     Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
cc:     John Stultz <john.stultz@...aro.org>,
        Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>,
        Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] kconfig: introduce the "suggest" keyword

On Thu, 27 Oct 2016, Paul Bolle wrote:

> On Tue, 2016-10-25 at 22:28 -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > Similar to "imply" but with no added restrictions on the target symbol's
> > value. Useful for providing a default value to another symbol.
> > 
> > Suggested by Edward Cree.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Nicolas Pitre <nico@...aro.org>
> 
> As far as I can see this series doesn't add a user of "suggest". So I
> see no reason to add it.
> 
> NAK.

Fine.

Given the discussion from the "imply" patch I thought "suggest" could 
become popular. But if/when someone actually wants it then this patch 
could be picked up later.


Nicolas