linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/7] x86: Kconfig cleanups and help text improvements

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Message-ID: <5642f2cb-ce34-4474-bb32-50f028a007ad@o2.pl>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:13:23 +0100
From: Mateusz Jończyk <mat.jonczyk@...pl>
To: david@...t.cz, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
 Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
 Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
 "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Kees Cook <kees@...nel.org>,
 Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>, Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
 linux-iio@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/7] x86: Kconfig cleanups and help text improvements

W dniu 21.03.2025 o 21:48, David Heidelberg via B4 Relay pisze:
> I'm resending this mainly because of the first patch, but I find
> all other patches worthy too, so here is the rebased bulk.
>
>   - David

Hello,

Well, thank you for taking care of this. I have quite a lot of unfinished
projects and not so much time for kernel dev now. I'd also like to apologise
for not having responded to your latest e-mail.

Greetings,

Mateusz

> ====
>
> Hello,
>
> There are some problems with Kconfig help texts in the kernel. They are
> frequently confusing and use language that is difficult to understand
> for people unfamiliar with the feature. Sometimes, the help text was not
> updated after important kernel or ecosystem changes. References to
> something "future" or "old" are also usually given without specifying
> any dates.
>
> First version of this patch series was sent out in February 2022.
>
> Greetings,
> Mateusz
>
> Signed-off-by: Mateusz Jończyk <mat.jonczyk@...pl>
> Signed-off-by: David Heidelberg <david@...t.cz>
> ---
> Changes in v3:
> - Rebased against latest next-20250321.
> - Dropped deprecated patches:
>     2/10  "x86/apic: fix panic message when x2APIC is not supported"
>     4/10  "x86/Kconfig: drop X86_32_NON_STANDARD"
> - Dropped patch I was not very sure about, as there are other refs:
>     10/10 "x86/Kconfig: remove CONFIG_ISA_BUS"
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220911084711.13694-1-mat.jonczyk@o2.pl
>
> ---
> Mateusz Jończyk (7):
>        x86/Kconfig: Enable X86_X2APIC by default and improve help text
>        x86/Kconfig: Always enable ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
>        x86/Kconfig: Move all X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM options together
>        x86/Kconfig: Update lists in X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
>        x86/Kconfig: Document CONFIG_PCI_MMCONFIG
>        x86/Kconfig: Make CONFIG_PCI_CNB20LE_QUIRK depend on X86_32
>        x86/Kconfig: Document release year of glibc 2.3.3
>
>   arch/x86/Kconfig | 85 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>   1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)
> ---
> base-commit: 9388ec571cb1adba59d1cded2300eeb11827679c
> change-id: 20250320-x86_x2apic-7e92d0f4c47d
>
> Best regards,