linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: imx_v6_v7_defconfig: Remove CONFIG_ARM

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Date:   Sun, 25 Nov 2018 18:29:34 -0200
From:   Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:     Otavio Salvador <otavio@...ystems.com.br>
Cc:     "moderated list:ARM/FREESCALE IMX / MXC ARM ARCHITECTURE" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        NXP Linux Team <linux-imx@....com>,
        Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@....com>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] ARM: imx_v6_v7_defconfig: Remove CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND

Hi Otavio,

On Sun, Nov 25, 2018 at 6:18 PM Otavio Salvador <otavio@...ystems.com.br> wrote:
>
> The setting is removed when running a `savedefconfig` using the
> current setting set. It is being applied in preparation to some

"setting set" is a bit confusing.

> patches making changes to this defconfig.

It would be good to mention that CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND is still selected
automatically.

Otherwise it may give the impression that such functionality is being removed.

You could reword the commit log to something like this:

CONFIG_ARM_UNWIND is removed when running  'savedefconfig', but it is
still selected by the Kconfig logic.
This is done in preparation to making further changes to this defconfig cleaner.

With the reworded commit log:

Reviewed-by: Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>