linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/7] lib/crc: remove unnecessary prompt for CONFIG

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Message-ID: <Z--Z9HtsGbpGin9K@infradead.org>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 01:36:04 -0700
From: Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>, linux-crypto@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/7] lib/crc: remove unnecessary prompt for CONFIG_CRC32
 and drop 'default y'

On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 10:56:32PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > Having prompts for library kconfig options solely because out-of-tree modules
> > might need them.
> 
> Well, I think that is was supported for many years. I don't see how it
> would become unsupported all of a sudden. IMHO.

Doing crap for out of tree modules was never in any way supported.
Occasional sloppy maintainers let it slip in but we always fix it ASAP
when noticed.