netdev - Re: pull-request: mac80211-next 2015-05-06

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Message-Id: <20150511.104102.520345911968274714.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 11 May 2015 10:41:02 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	johannes@...solutions.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: pull-request: mac80211-next 2015-05-06

From: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 10:31:43 +0200

> On Sat, 2015-05-09 at 17:34 -0400, David Miller wrote:
> 
>> Johhannes, the hash table size Kconfig entry absolutely not appropriate.
>> 
>> If anything, it should be hidden behind the strongest possible "DEBUG
>> ONLY" type dependencies, so that the user is never prompted for this
>> confusing option.
> 
> Hmm. It's hidden behind "MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU", which already should be
> discouragement, there's nothing in there that the user should ever
> select unless they're developing/debugging on this.
> 
> I can word the help text more strongly, perhaps? Or make the debug menu
> also depend on CONFIG_EXPERT (but most people seem to set that
> anyway ...)?
> 
> I'm happy to change this, but am not entirely sure how to discourage its
> use any further than we already do. Any suggestions?

Ok, this is actually my bad.

I keep forgetting that by doing allmodconfig builds all the time, I get
the debug options too. :-)
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