linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] lib: Add module to simulate atomic sections for testing {preempt,irqs}off tracers

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Date:   Sat, 19 May 2018 21:30:05 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Cc:     Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Peter Zilstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>,
        Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@...ux.intel.com>,
        Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Glexiner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Boqun Feng <boqun.feng@...il.com>,
        Paul McKenney <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Todd Kjos <tkjos@...gle.com>,
        Erick Reyes <erickreyes@...gle.com>,
        Julia Cartwright <julia@...com>, kernel-team@...roid.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] lib: Add module to simulate atomic sections for
 testing {preempt,irqs}off tracers

On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 1:58 AM, Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org> wrote:
> On Sat, May 19, 2018 at 12:09:46AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
>> On Fri, May 18, 2018 at 4:59 AM, Joel Fernandes <joelaf@...gle.com> wrote:

>> > +       default n
>>
>> n _is_ default default.
>
> I would rather be explicit, several other TEST configs also mention it. Is it
> a strong desire to drop off default n?

I guess so, it comes from Linus. See, for example, commit
0192f17529fa clean up x86 platform driver default values

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko