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

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Date:   Wed, 14 Dec 2016 01:46:48 -0800
From:   Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>, Max <jbires@...gle.com>,
        Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.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 Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 10:11:19AM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 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.

Agreed. /dev/port seems like something the majority of modern systems
can safely turn off.