linux-kernel - Ping Re: [PATCH] virtio: make VIRTIO a menuconfig to ease disabling it all

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Date:   Tue, 23 Jan 2018 15:31:32 +1100
From:   Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:     Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com>
Subject: Ping Re: [PATCH] virtio: make VIRTIO a menuconfig to ease disabling it all

Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com> writes:

> No need to get into the submenu to disable all VIRTIO-related
> config entries.
>
> This makes it easier to disable all VIRTIO config options
> without entering the submenu. It will also enable one
> to see that en/dis-abled state from the outside menu.
>
> This is only intended to change menuconfig UI, not change
> the config dependencies.
>
> v2: Added "default y" to avoid breaking existing configs
> v3: Fixed wrong indentation, added *-by from Randy
>
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com>
> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> Tested-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> # works for me
> ---
>  drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

This has been broken in linux-next for ~6 weeks now, can we please merge
this and get it fixed.

cheers