linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] gnss: tell what GNSS means

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Message-ID: <ZS1K5AoZnS-3H-c3@hovoldconsulting.com>
Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2023 16:38:28 +0200
From:   Johan Hovold <johan@...nel.org>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] gnss: tell what GNSS means

On Sun, Sep 24, 2023 at 10:43:46PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Tell users what GNSS means in the Kconfig prompt.

>  menuconfig GNSS
> -	tristate "GNSS receiver support"
> +	tristate "GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver support"

No, I don't like the way this clutters menuconfig. The above would make
this one of the longest entries and for very little gain.

We don't spell out NVMe or SPI either and I think the help text below
is clear enough as anyone not yet familiar with the concept of "GNSS
receivers" is sure to at least have heard of "GPS receivers" (which we
also don't spell out).

>  	help
>  	  Say Y here if you have a GNSS receiver (e.g. a GPS receiver).

Johan