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From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Date:   Tue, 28 Sep 2021 09:20:15 +0200
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Subject: Re: m68k: default value for MEMORY_RESERVE?
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
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        Greg Ungerer <gerg@linux-m68k.org>,
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Hi Randy,

On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 11:26 PM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> wrote:
> Would it be safe (or unsafe) to add a default value for MEMORY_RESERVE?

No idea ;-)

> As it is, kconfig can generate a randconfig with
> "CONFIG_MEMORY_RESERVE=" (no value) since it has no default.
>
> Then a following 'make all' finds an invalid symbol value and restarts
> the config:
>
> .config:214:warning: symbol value '' invalid for MEMORY_RESERVE
> * Restart config...
> Memory reservation (MiB) (MEMORY_RESERVE) [] (NEW)
>
> That's OK until I try to script/automate randconfig builds.
>
> Can we do anything about this or should I just add it to my
> ignore-list?

Looking at its sole user, I guess "default 0" would be fine.
Greg?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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