Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1752443Ab2H1OKv (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:10:51 -0400 Received: from mail-lpp01m010-f46.google.com ([209.85.215.46]:48311 "EHLO mail-lpp01m010-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752108Ab2H1OKu (ORCPT ); Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:10:50 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20120827215356.GA27961@www.outflux.net> References: <20120827215356.GA27961@www.outflux.net> Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:10:48 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 71zpXGO1gR_ZdSWboS8a6pBKrPo Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH] Remove CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL From: Jeff Garzik To: Kees Cook Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Dave Jones Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 794 Lines: 18 On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Kees Cook wrote: > This config item has not carried much meaning for a while now and is > almost always enabled by default. Remove it and adjust various config > logic and documentation. It does have meaning... !CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL means more stable. In the past things would get CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL until they've been tried in the field or otherwise hit some goal in the developer's mind. Is this a practical distinction? Probably not, as the markers often go unmaintained... Jeff -- 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/