Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1760842AbXELUKy (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 May 2007 16:10:54 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1756231AbXELUKs (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 May 2007 16:10:48 -0400 Received: from brick.kernel.dk ([80.160.20.94]:28670 "EHLO kernel.dk" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754998AbXELUKr (ORCPT ); Sat, 12 May 2007 16:10:47 -0400 Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 22:09:54 +0200 From: Jens Axboe To: Alan Cox Cc: Jan Engelhardt , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mchehab@infradead.org Subject: Re: default y idiocy Message-ID: <20070512200954.GT4629@kernel.dk> References: <20070512182343.GO4629@kernel.dk> <20070512192726.GQ4629@kernel.dk> <20070512210944.52260991@the-village.bc.nu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070512210944.52260991@the-village.bc.nu> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 994 Lines: 31 On Sat, May 12 2007, Alan Cox wrote: > > Sorry, I don't buy that reason at all - it's a short term advantage, > > causing long term pain. It's not what we have done in the past, don't > > start doing crap like that now. > > It doesn't really matter what it defaults too It does matter what it defaults to, it should only default to y if it's really needed. If it didn't matter, just default every driver to y? Thanks, but no thanks. > cp .config somewheresafe > > Install new kernel > > cp it back > > make oldconfig Ehm yes, kernel updating 101. What's your point? Do that with your 2.6.21 config and get met with lots of new questions on ps2, ethernet, macintosh drivers, dab, etc. All because of some menuconfig shuffling. -- Jens Axboe - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/