linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/6] drivers: pci: Change CONFIG

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Message-ID: <20241122153040.00006791@huawei.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 15:30:40 +0000
From: Jonathan Cameron <Jonathan.Cameron@...wei.com>
To: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
CC: Alistair Francis <alistair@...stair23.me>, <lukas@...ner.de>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <rust-for-linux@...r.kernel.org>,
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	<bjorn3_gh@...tonmail.com>, <ojeda@...nel.org>, <tmgross@...ch.edu>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC 2/6] drivers: pci: Change CONFIG_SPDM to a dependency


> > diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
> > index 68f46e4a72a6..4db9bc8e29f8 100644
> > --- a/lib/Kconfig
> > +++ b/lib/Kconfig
> > @@ -739,6 +739,21 @@ config LWQ_TEST
> >  	help
> >            Run boot-time test of light-weight queuing.
> >  
> > +config SPDM
> > +	bool "SPDM"  
> 
> If this appears in a menuconfig or similar menu, I think expanding
> "SPDM" would be helpful to users.

Not sure it will!  Security Protocol and Data Model
which to me is completely useless for hinting what it is ;)

Definitely keep (SPDM) on end of expanded name as I suspect most
people can't remember the terms (I had to look it up ;)

Jonathan