linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] x86/defconfigs: Explicitly unset CONFIG_64BIT in i386

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Message-ID: <20250623090642.GAaFkZIq__HR0FJE-0@fat_crate.local>
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2025 11:06:42 +0200
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Daniel Díaz <daniel.diaz@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] x86/defconfigs: Explicitly unset CONFIG_64BIT in
 i386_defconfig

On Mon, Jun 23, 2025 at 10:25:36AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> From: Daniel Díaz <daniel.diaz@...aro.org>
> 
> A recent refresh of the defconfigs got rid of the following
> (unset) config:
> 
>   # CONFIG_64BIT is not set
> 
> Innocuous as it seems, when the config file is saved again the
> behavior is changed so that CONFIG_64BIT=y.
> 
> Currently,
> 
>   $ make i386_defconfig
>   $ grep CONFIG_64BIT .config
>   CONFIG_64BIT=y
> 
> whereas previously (and with this patch):
> 
>   $ make i386_defconfig
>   $ grep CONFIG_64BIT .config
>   # CONFIG_64BIT is not set
> 
> Fixes: 0e11f689ec03 ("x86/kconfig/32: Refresh defconfig")
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>

No SOB by Daniel?

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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