netdev - Re: [patch net] lib: Remove string from parman config selection

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Date:   Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:54:04 +0100
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch net] lib: Remove string from parman config selection

Hi Jiri,

On Thu, Feb 23, 2017 at 10:57 AM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
>
> As reported by Geert, remove the string so the user does not see this
> config option. The option is explicitly selected only as a dependency of
> in-kernel users.
>
> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> Fixes: 44091d29f207 ("lib: Introduce priority array area manager")
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> ---
>  lib/Kconfig | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig
> index 5d644f1..f355260 100644
> --- a/lib/Kconfig
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig
> @@ -551,6 +551,6 @@ config SBITMAP
>         bool
>
>  config PARMAN
> -       tristate "parman"
> +       tristate

Upon second thought

        tristate "parman" if COMPILE_TEST

might be better, as it allows to enable and run the accompanying test without
dependencies.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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