Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:58:28 +0100 (MET) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] Make entries in the "Device drivers" menu individually selectable |
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On Dec 16 2006 11:52, Stefan Richter wrote: >Robert P. J. Day wrote on 2006-12-14: >> i've posted on this before so here's a slightly-updated patch that >> uses the kbuild "menuconfig" feature to make numerous entries under >> the Device drivers menu selectable on the spot. > >Works for me, but I don't see a lot of benefit from it. Actually I see >two disadvantages of the patch: > > - Without the patch, the choice of y/m/n for a subsystem and the help >text is put aside into the submenu. I find this current layout simpler >and quieter.
When using "Help" on a (normal) menu element, the menuconfig help pops up. (This is probably what you mean.) This could be changed for menuconfig elements.
> - There are two out-of-tree FireWire drivers for special purposes (one >bus sniffer, one remote debugging aid) which might perhaps be candidates >for integration into mainline. These drivers do not use the ieee1394 >base driver. (They just don't need to.) With your patch, disabling the >subsystem menu would not only disable the subsystem core driver (which >is correct) but would also hide the choice for such extra drivers which >do not need the core driver. Or vice versa, enabling the submenu would >enable the core driver, even though not all subsystem choices need the >core driver.
And in case there is a
menu FOO
config BAR
config BAZ
endmenu
just don't convert these to menuconfig. Issue set :)
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