Re: [PATCH] cifs: Do not enable debugging code by default

[Borislav Petkov]

On Tue, Dec 18, 2012 at 07:13:17AM -0500, Jeff Layton wrote:
> I agree that we often need cifsFYI debug info in order to troubleshoot
> problems. The question here though is whether compiling those in ought
> to be the default.
>
> In generic distro kernels, I think we do want that turned on even in
> non-debug kernels. On an embedded arch, it's less compelling.
>
> Might it make sense to couple this change with a change to the
> CONFIG_CIFS_DEBUG help text? Something like:
>
> "This option defaults to 'N', but enabling this is strongly encouraged
> unless memory is severely constrained."

... or we make it default n if EMBEDDED, otherwise default y + changing
the help text?

> Then we can just try to make sure non-embedded distros enable it.

Yeah, I don't think distros look at the help text... or?

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Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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