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

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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2017 14:25:29 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...nel.org>,
        Linux Media Mailing List <linux-media@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...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, Sep 8, 2017 at 6:39 PM, Stephen Hemminger
<stephen@...workplumber.org> 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.
>
> Fixes: b4c184e506a4 ("[media] media: reorganize the main Kconfig items")
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>
> ---
>  drivers/media/rc/Kconfig | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig b/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig
> index d9ce8ff55d0c..5aa384afcfef 100644
> --- a/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/media/rc/Kconfig
> @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
>  menuconfig RC_CORE
>         tristate "Remote Controller support"
>         depends on INPUT
> -       default y
> +       default n

"default n" is the default, so you can just drop this line.

For the principle:
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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