Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.18 as permitted sender) client-ip=23.128.96.18;
Date:   Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:33:49 +0000
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
To:     Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>,
        Linux Kbuild mailing list <linux-kbuild@vger.kernel.org>,
        Boris Kolpackov <boris@codesynthesis.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>,
        Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>,
        Patrick Franz <patfra71@gmail.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>,
        Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: kconfig as a git subtree on Linux
Message-ID: <20201126153349.GK4332@42.do-not-panic.com>
References: <20201125172544.GJ4332@42.do-not-panic.com>
 <20201126091329.GA21541@infradead.org>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Disposition: inline
In-Reply-To: <20201126091329.GA21541@infradead.org>
Precedence: bulk

On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 09:13:29AM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 05:25:44PM +0000, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
> > I'd like to propose we discuss the possibility of taking kconfig and
> > making it a git subtree under the Linux kernel. This would allow
> > other projects outside of the Linux kernel to be able to update their
> > own copy / fork of kconfig in a jiffie *very* easily.
> 
> Hell no.  Not because I'm against sharing, but because git submodules
> are a complete fucking pain to deal with.  Adding submodules just fucks
> up being able to easily use a repository.  

I agree wholeheartedly! But I was not alking about git submodules. I
think git submodules should be taken to the back of an alley and shot.
But, git subtrees, however, now that is proving to me to be very sexy.

  Luis