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

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdWFimihnDQ7a4oWX_vz-bo+sgvU7GfX-Q8zHUXV1sr-=g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 24 Feb 2017 09:30:56 +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 Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 9:25 AM, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
> Fri, Feb 24, 2017 at 08:54:04AM CET, geert@...ux-m68k.org wrote:
>>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.
>
> Geert, could you please send this as a follow-up? Thanks.

Sure, will do.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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