linux-kernel - [PATCH 5/5] lib/crc: remove unnecessary prompt for CONFIG

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Message-ID: <20250304230712.167600-6-ebiggers@kernel.org>
Date: Tue,  4 Mar 2025 15:07:12 -0800
From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>
To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5/5] lib/crc: remove unnecessary prompt for CONFIG_CRC64

From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>

All modules that need CONFIG_CRC64 already select it, so there is no
need to bother users about the option.

Signed-off-by: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...gle.com>
---
 lib/Kconfig | 7 +------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
index 4bf2dd9f49a80..61cce0686b53e 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/Kconfig
@@ -192,16 +192,11 @@ config ARCH_HAS_CRC32
 config CRC32_ARCH
 	tristate
 	default CRC32 if ARCH_HAS_CRC32 && CRC_OPTIMIZATIONS
 
 config CRC64
-	tristate "CRC64 functions"
-	help
-	  This option is provided for the case where no in-kernel-tree
-	  modules require CRC64 functions, but a module built outside
-	  the kernel tree does. Such modules that use library CRC64
-	  functions require M here.
+	tristate
 
 config ARCH_HAS_CRC64
 	bool
 
 config CRC64_ARCH
-- 
2.48.1