linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] media: default for RC

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Date:   Fri, 8 Sep 2017 12:06:48 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Sean Young <sean@...s.org>
Cc:     mchehab@...nel.org, linux-media@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] media: default for RC_CORE should be n

On Fri, 8 Sep 2017 19:52:47 +0100
Sean Young <sean@...s.org> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 08, 2017 at 09:39:29AM -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> > The Linus policy on Kconfig is that the default should be no
> > for all new devices. I.e the user rebuild a new kernel from an
> > old config should not by default get a larger kernel.  
> 
> That might make sense for new config, but RC_CORE has been present for
> 7 years; I don't see how changing defaults for existing config makes
> sense.
> 

I took existing config for 4.13 and did 'make oldconfig' and just
hitting return caused it to turned on.

The problem is that in my config media is disabled, and now your new
reconfiguration makes RC_CORE not dependent on media.

It is a common problem, developers never test with their subsystem disabled.
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