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Date:   Fri, 14 Jul 2023 11:26:07 -0600
From:   jim.cromie@...il.com
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     jbaron@...mai.com, daniel.vetter@...ll.ch,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, intel-gvt-dev@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        intel-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org, jani.nikula@...el.com,
        ville.syrjala@...ux.intel.com, seanpaul@...omium.org,
        robdclark@...il.com, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 20/21] config TEST_DYNAMIC_DEBUG default m

On Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 1:04 PM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Jim,
>
> On 7/13/23 09:36, Jim Cromie wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
> > ---
> >  lib/Kconfig.debug | 3 ++-
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > index d4fbbcc395d2..82d11ac63758 100644
> > --- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > +++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
> > @@ -2696,13 +2696,14 @@ config TEST_STATIC_KEYS
> >
> >  config TEST_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
> >       tristate "Build test-dynamic-debug module"
> > +     default m
>
> You need to justify such a change, and since it's not required
> for running the system, I don't think it should be 'm'.
>

meh, now I cant "justify" the bored/curious comment. ;-)
I'll drop this patch.

> >       depends on DYNAMIC_DEBUG || DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CORE
> >       help
> >         This module works/demo's the dyndbg's classmap API, by
> >         creating 2 classes: a DISJOINT classmap (like DRM.debug)
> >         and a LEVELS/VERBOSE classmap (where 2>1).
> >
> > -       If unsure, say N.
> > +       If unsure, say N.  If bored/curious, say M
> >
> >  config TEST_KMOD
> >       tristate "kmod stress tester"
>
> --
> ~Randy