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Message-ID: <38e1a01b-1e8b-7c66-bafc-fc5861f08da9@gmail.com>
Date:   Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:45:12 -0400
From:   Jesse Taube <mr.bossman075@...il.com>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] treewide: drop CONFIG_EMBEDDED

Hi, Randy

 > diff -- a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
 > --- a/init/Kconfig
 > +++ b/init/Kconfig
 > @@ -1790,14 +1790,6 @@ config DEBUG_RSEQ
 >
 >  	  If unsure, say N.
 >
 > -config EMBEDDED
 > -	bool "Embedded system"
 > -	select EXPERT
 > -	help
 > -	  This option should be enabled if compiling the kernel for
 > -	  an embedded system so certain expert options are available
 > -	  for configuration.

Wouldn't removing this break many out of tree configs?
Should there be a warning here to update change it instead of removal?

Thanks,
Jesse Taube

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