Re: [PATCH v3 4/4] media: uvcvideo: RFC: Convert allow_privacy_override into Kconfig

[Greg Kroah-Hartman]

On Mon, Mar 16, 2026 at 01:34:47PM +0000, Ricardo Ribalda wrote:
> This patch is just shared for discussion purposes! Do not land.
> 
> In a perfect world, after a deprecation process, we will be able to
> remove allow_privacy_override and block all privacy related controls.

Why add something you are only going to remove in the future?  What has
changed to require this now, and will change in the future to make it
not needed?

> If there is any usecase out in the field that resists, we shall move it
> into a Kconfig.

What does this mean?  How will anyone know to "resist"?

> This patch shows how the transition to Kconfig can look.

I'm confused as to what you want to do here...

greg k-h