linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] char: lack of bool string made CONFIG

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Date:   Wed, 14 Dec 2016 10:11:19 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:     Max <jbires@...gle.com>, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] char: lack of bool string made CONFIG_DEVPORT always on

On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:58:53 AM CET Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >
> > --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
> > @@ -589,10 +589,13 @@ config TELCLOCK
> >           controlling the behavior of this hardware.
> >
> >  config DEVPORT
> > -       bool
> > +       bool "/dev/port character device"
> 
> bool "/dev/port character device" if EXPERT?

I think the 'default y' is good enough, there are good reasons
even for non-EXPERT configurations to turn this off.

	Arnd