linux-kernel - Re: Q: Kconfig: 'If unsure, say N'

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Message-Id: <D5L3L9M2LZQE.3JV1G0SIVTTZG@cknow.org>
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:50:31 +0100
From: "Diederik de Haas" <didi.debian@...ow.org>
To: "Harald Arnesen" <linux@...gtun.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc: <linux-rockchip@...ts.infradead.org>, "Shawn Lin"
 <shawn.lin@...k-chips.com>, "Sudeep Holla" <sudeep.holla@....com>
Subject: Re: Q: Kconfig: 'If unsure, say N'

Hi,

On Fri Nov 8, 2024 at 4:05 PM CET, Harald Arnesen wrote:
> Diederik de Haas [2024-11-08 15:39:30]:
>
> > In quite a number of Kconfig help text entries I see this:
> > "If unsure, say N."
> > 
> > But that raises the question: How can I be sure?
>
> I usually interpret this as "If you don't know that you need it, you 
> probably don't".

Yeah, that does sound like a sensible strategy. Thanks :)

Cheers,
  Diederik

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