netdev - Re: [GIT] Networking

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Date:   Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:37:57 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [GIT] Networking

Hmm. This adds that NET_TC_SKB_EXT config thing, and makes it "default y".

Why?

It's also done in a crazy way:

+       depends on NET_CLS_ACT
+       default y if NET_CLS_ACT

yeah, that's some screwed-up thinking right there. First it depends on
another config variable, and then it defaults to "y" if that variable
is set.

That's all kinds of messed up:

 - we shouldn't "default y" for new features unless those features are
somehow critical (ie typically maybe it was a feature we already had,
but that now grew a config option to configure it _away_)

 - that's a very confused way of saying "default y" (which you
shouldn't say in the first place)

 - there's no explanation for why it should be enabled by default anyway.

I've obviously already pulled this (and only noticed when I was
testing further on my laptop), but please explain or fix.

              Linus