Re: fs/Kconfig question regarding CONFIG_BLOCK

[Jens Axboe]

On Tue, Oct 17 2006, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> >> Never mind, I see that some filesystems have 'depends on BLOCK' instead 
> >> of being wrapped into if BLOCK. Not really consistent but whatever.
> >
> >Feel free to send in patches that make things more consistent.
> 
> How would you like things? if BLOCK or depends on BLOCK?

Well, if you can hide an entire block with if BLOCK, then that would be
preferred. Otherwise depends on BLOCK.

> Does menuconfig/oldconfig/etc. parse the whole config structure faster 
> it it done either way?

I'd be surprised if if BLOCK wasn't faster over, say, 10 depends on
BLOCK.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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