netdev - Re: [PATCH 13/14 v2] nes: kernel build infrastructure

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Message-ID: <adar6jn99ah.fsf@cisco.com>
Date:	Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:23:50 -0700
From:	Roland Dreier <rdreier@...co.com>
To:	ggrundstrom@...effect.com
Cc:	ewg@...ts.openfabrics.org, general@...ts.openfabrics.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/14 v2] nes: kernel build infrastructure

 > +config INFINIBAND_NES_DEBUG
 > +	bool "Verbose debugging output"
 > +	depends on INFINIBAND_NES
 > +	default n
 > +	---help---
 > +	  This option causes the NetEffect RNIC driver to produce debug
 > +	  messages.  Select this if you are developing the driver
 > +	  or trying to diagnose a problem.

If you make this default n then no distro will have it enabled and
you'll have to rebuild to debug anything.  Better to have the default
be enabled and make it controllable at runtime too with a module
parameter.  (you can look at what mthca does for an example of what I mean)
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