linux-kernel - [PATCH v1] scsi: Don't select SCSI_PROC

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Date:   Wed, 12 Jun 2019 15:59:05 +0200
From:   Marc Gonzalez <marc.w.gonzalez@...e.fr>
To:     James Bottomley <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Martin Petersen <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:     SCSI <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
Subject: [PATCH v1] scsi: Don't select SCSI_PROC_FS by default

According to the option's help message, SCSI_PROC_FS has been
superseded for ~15 years. Don't select it by default anymore.

Signed-off-by: Marc Gonzalez <marc.w.gonzalez@...e.fr>
---
 drivers/scsi/Kconfig | 3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index 73bce9b6d037..8c95e9ad6470 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -54,14 +54,11 @@ config SCSI_NETLINK
 config SCSI_PROC_FS
 	bool "legacy /proc/scsi/ support"
 	depends on SCSI && PROC_FS
-	default y
 	---help---
 	  This option enables support for the various files in
 	  /proc/scsi.  In Linux 2.6 this has been superseded by
 	  files in sysfs but many legacy applications rely on this.
 
-	  If unsure say Y.
-
 comment "SCSI support type (disk, tape, CD-ROM)"
 	depends on SCSI
 
-- 
2.17.1