Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 20 Nov 2006 15:35:28 -0800 | From | Randy Dunlap <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2.6.19-rc5-mm2] fs/dlm: fix recursive dependency in Kconfig |
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On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:45:09 +0100 Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 20, 2006 at 12:45:11PM +0100, Stefan Richter wrote: > >... > > Anyway. Whatever you chose to do (or already have chosen to do) in > > fs/dlm/Kconfig, keep in mind that the "select" keyword is presently only > > poorly supported by the various .config generators and that it forces UI > > considerations into the Kconfig files which should better not be > > overloaded with UI issues. Or in other words: It is rather easy to write > > correct and well-supported Kconfig files if you stick with "depend on", > > but you get into trouble fast with generous usage of "select". > > For variables like NET or INET it doesn't matter in practice whether you > use "select" or "depends on". But for other variables it makes it really > hard for users to enable an option if you use "depends on".
Doing a "select" NET or INET enables a ton of code, which IMO should be done explicitly, not covertly by a select.
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