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From: compudj@krystal.dyndns.org (Mathieu Desnoyers)
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 02:21:12 -0500
Subject: [ltt-dev] [PATCH] Don't use select
In-Reply-To: <20090211160830.7013.KOSAKI.MOTOHIRO@jp.fujitsu.com>
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* KOSAKI Motohiro (kosaki.motohiro at jp.fujitsu.com) wrote:
> > * KOSAKI Motohiro (kosaki.motohiro at jp.fujitsu.com) wrote:
> > > Impact: Kconfig cleanup
> > > 
> > > many kernel developer hate select Kconfig syntax.
> > > it should be avoided.
> > > 
> > 
> > Hrm, about MARKERS, TRACEPOINT, DEBUG_FS, KPROBES, KALLSYMS,
> > FUNCTION_TRACER, the problem is that it can be frustrating for a user
> > who does not see the tracing options to figure out where to enable the
> > dependencies in the menus.
> > 
> > If we really want to remove the select, we'll have to find a more
> > suitable solution.
> 
> I can understand your point.
> but, "select" syntax discussion freqently repeated on LKML.
> at least, akpm strongly dislike it. (please google past discssion)
> 
> Then, I think "select" make hardly mainline merging.
> 
> 
> In other view, .config is edited _by_ developer, not end user.
> We can assume they can understand Kconfig file. Kconfig itself clearly
> described dependencies.
> 
> 
> However, if you have strongly opinion, I don't oppose it.
> Myself don't dislike "select", I merely want to merge lttng to mainline easily.
>

Another solution would be to bring together all the related options
(ftrace, debugfs, kprobes, lttng, ...) so they are clearly all available
in the same menu. What do you think ?

Mathieu


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