Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 18:50:57 +0200
From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
Cc: David Brownell <david-b@pacbell.net>,
       Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
       Roman Zippel <zippel@linux-m68k.org>, rdunlap@xenotime.net,
       Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
       Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-git Kconfig regression
Message-ID: <20071020165057.GC6855@uranus.ravnborg.org>
References: <20071020012245.9B3FB23A5F7@adsl-69-226-248-13.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net> <20071019184607.06e1eef9.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <20071020015735.270C923A748@adsl-69-226-248-13.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net> <47196165.8070406@oracle.com> <20071019195535.0dbafd39.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <20071019202140.ecbc4a0d.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <20071020041140.0E41423A734@adsl-69-226-248-13.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net> <alpine.LFD.0.999.0710192121140.3794@woody.linux-foundation.org>
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Jan - I assume you will look into this.

And thanks to David/Randy for narrowing this down.

Thanks,

	Sam

On Fri, Oct 19, 2007 at 09:25:55PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> 
> On Fri, 19 Oct 2007, David Brownell wrote:
> 
> > > My (quick, meaning that I may have missed something) testing
> > > indicates that the problem is in the patches attached.
> > 
> > Yes, reverting this seems to resolve the problem:
> > 
> > > a5bf3d891a6a0fb5aa122792d965e3774108b923
> > >
> > > Change kconfig behavior so that mixing bool and tristate config settings in
> > > a choice is possible and has the desired effect of offering just the
> > > tristate options individually if the choice gets set to M, and a normal
> > > boolean selection if the choice gets set to Y.
> > 
> > Reverting this patch also fixes a second problem that I didn't
> > mention:  various dependent options couldn't be enabled.
> > 
> > Again in drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig, examples include the
> > ability to configure the Ethernet gadget to act as an RNDIS
> > peripheral; or enabling Mass Storage gadget debug options.
> > 
> > 
> > Good sleuthing, and thanks!
> > 
> > Now we just need to see that patch reverted before RC1... I don't
> > know how Linus deals with all his LKML mail, so I cc'd him in
> > the hope that direct messages get through a bit faster.
> 
> Ok, I'll revert it, but wanted to make sure that the parties that pushed 
> the change are aware of this.
> 
> 		Linus 
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