Re: [PATCH]

[Jan Engelhardt]

On Apr 1 2007 15:42, Kyle Moffett wrote:

>Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:42:09 -0400
>From: Kyle Moffett <mrmacman_g4@xxxxxxx>
>To: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>    Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [PATCH]
>
> Add a CONFIG_I_KNOW_WHAT_THE_HELL_I_AM_DOING variable with a really strong
> warning attached to it (and a shorter CONFIG_EXPERT variable for use in
> Kconfig files where it's a PITA to type out the full name)

Do it like Linus Torvalds and Marissa Mayer and get a better mailer :-D

Index: linux-2.6.20.1/init/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.20.1.orig/init/Kconfig
+++ linux-2.6.20.1/init/Kconfig
@@ -40,6 +40,35 @@
 	you say Y here, you will be offered the choice of using features or
 	drivers that are currently considered to be in the alpha-test phase.
 
+config I_KNOW_WHAT_THE_HELL_I_AM_DOING

Let's just hope kconfig does not bust the stack.
Perhaps we could shorten that: I_KNOW_WTF_I_AM_DOING

+	bool "Prompt for config options which will break your computer"

s/will break (.*)/could break $1 if done wrong/;

+	---help---
+	  Some kernel developers sometimes need to tune kernel parameters
+	  outside of their normal limits.  Without complete knowledge of
+	  exactly what you are doing you are likely to corrupt the laws of
+	  physics and destroy the universe (well, not quite, but you'll
+	  certainly corrupt your data and crash your box).  If you really
+	  know what you're doing and accept that if it breaks you get to
+	  keep the pieces, then go ahead and enable this option.
+	  
+	  NOTICE:  Bug reports where this option is turned on in the kernel
+	  config will be: (not necessarily in this order)
+	    1)  Laughed at hysterically
+	    2)  Made much fun of
+	    3)  Ridiculed until we're red in the face
+	    4)  Ignored
+	  
+	  WARNING:  If you are building a kernel for a distribution, DO NOT
+	  TURN THIS OPTION ON!!!  Instead you should submit a patch which
+	  adds a new safe value to the list of possibilities for the config
+	  option you're interested in.  Otherwise your users might have a
+	  hard time getting kernel support on the LKML.
+
+config EXPERT
+	bool
+	depends on I_KNOW_WHAT_THE_HELL_I_AM_DOING
+	default y
+
 config BROKEN
 	bool

Given that, I hope the number of options dependent on CONFIG_EXPERT will 
outnumber those depending on CONFIG_I_KNOW_WTF_I_AM_DOING.

If you want my answer: not-so-ACK, move the text to CONFIG_EXPERT and 
let's stay sane for the next 366 days until next April 01.



Jan
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