From: Mike Castle <dalgoda@ix.netcom.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Cross-referencing frenzy
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 06:23:18 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20010419062318.F21159@thune.mrc-home.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20010418233445.A28628@thyrsus.com> <200104190449.f3J4n2LF032522@webber.adilger.int>
In-Reply-To: <200104190449.f3J4n2LF032522@webber.adilger.int>; from adilger@turbolinux.com on Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 10:49:01PM -0600
On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 10:49:01PM -0600, Andreas Dilger wrote:
> However, I'm not sure that your reasoning for removing these is correct.
> For example, one symbol that I saw was CONFIG_EXT2_CHECK, which is code
> that used to be enabled in the kernel, but is currently #ifdef'd out with
> the above symbol. When Ted changed this, he wasn't sure whether we would
How about something besides CONFIG_ then? Like maybe DEV_CONFIG_ or DEV_.
The CONFIG_ name space should be reserved for things that can be configured
via the config mechanism.
Things that only developers or special testers might want should use
something other than the CONFIG_ namespace.
mrc
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-04-19 13:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-04-19 3:34 Eric S. Raymond
2001-04-19 4:00 ` Richard Gooch
2001-04-19 4:11 ` Rik van Riel
2001-04-19 4:36 ` Edward S. Marshall
2001-04-19 5:32 ` Eric S. Raymond
2001-04-19 5:06 ` Richard Gooch
2001-04-19 5:37 ` Eric S. Raymond
2001-04-19 9:26 ` Rogier Wolff
2001-04-19 13:36 ` [kbuild-devel] " Eric S. Raymond
2001-04-19 15:22 ` Rogier Wolff
2001-04-19 5:38 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-04-19 11:41 ` Alan Cox
2001-04-19 4:49 ` Andreas Dilger
2001-04-19 13:23 ` Mike Castle [this message]
2001-04-19 13:36 ` Alan Cox
2001-04-19 17:33 ` Eric S. Raymond
2001-04-19 20:53 ` Jim Treadway
2001-04-19 8:02 ` Russell King
2001-04-19 13:16 ` Eric S. Raymond
2001-04-19 14:17 ` Jeff Garzik
2001-04-19 14:25 ` Eric S. Raymond
2001-04-19 18:49 ` [kbuild-devel] " Peter Samuelson
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