linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Introduce "uses" keyword

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Date:   Fri, 17 Apr 2020 09:28:27 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>, narmstrong@...libre.com,
        Laurent.pinchart@...asonboard.com, leon@...nel.org,
        kieran.bingham+renesas@...asonboard.com, jonas@...boo.se,
        airlied@...ux.ie, jernej.skrabec@...l.net,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Introduce "uses" keyword

On Fri, Apr 17, 2020 at 09:23:59AM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:

> Which means that would have to split up to two. Not ideal, but
> doable.

Why is this not ideal?

I think the one per line is easier to maintain (eg for merge
conflicts) and easier to read than a giant && expression.

I would not complicate things further by extending the boolean
language..

Jason