linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/Kconfig: Allow CONFIG_X86

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Message-ID: <9b88ddaf-c5c5-0244-5be7-12400ee54e11@intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 May 2023 10:52:48 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To:     Saurabh Sengar <ssengar@...ux.microsoft.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, kys@...rosoft.com,
        haiyangz@...rosoft.com, wei.liu@...nel.org, decui@...rosoft.com,
        mikelley@...rosoft.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     ssengar@...rosoft.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86/Kconfig: Allow CONFIG_X86_MPPARSE disable for OF
 platforms

On 5/11/23 07:54, Saurabh Sengar wrote:
> X86_MPPARSE is only selectable when ACPI is enabled. However,
> on Devicetree platforms where ACPI is disabled, it is always
> enabled. Allow X86_MPPARSE to be selected by OF platforms as
> well.

I'm finding this changelog really hard to read.

In Kconfig, you can "select FOO".  But in this changelog, it means
something different.  I think "selectable" here means that there's a
user prompt for the option.

Could you please rephrase this to be less confusing?

This is also one of those patches where I wonder: Why do _you_ care
about this?  Are you just trying to be nice?  Is this intended as some
kind of cleanup?