linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Without a bool string present, using "# CONFIG_DEVPORT is not set" in defconfig files would not actually unset devport. This esnured that /dev/port was always on, but there are reasons a user may wish to disable it (smaller kernel, attack surface reduction) if it's not being used. Adding a message here in order to make this user visible.

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Date:   Tue, 3 Jan 2017 15:34:59 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Max Bires <jbires@...gle.com>
Cc:     arnd@...db.de, josh@...htriplett.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        geert@...ux-m68k.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Without a bool string present, using "# CONFIG_DEVPORT
 is not set" in defconfig files would not actually unset devport. This
 esnured that /dev/port was always on, but there are reasons a user may wish
 to disable it (smaller kernel, attack surface reduction) if it's not being
 used. Adding a message here in order to make this user visible.

On Tue, Jan 03, 2017 at 06:26:33AM -0800, Max Bires wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Max Bires <jbires@...gle.com>
> Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
>  drivers/char/Kconfig | 5 ++++-
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Odd subject line :(