Re: [2.6 patch] don't allow users to set CONFIG_BROKEN=y

[Adrian Bunk]

On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 05:41:28PM +0000, Russell King wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 06:35:47PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > Do not allow people to create configurations with CONFIG_BROKEN=y.
> > 
> > The sole reason for CONFIG_BROKEN=y would be if you are working on 
> > fixing a broken driver, but in this case editing the Kconfig file is 
> > trivial.
> > 
> > Never ever should a user enable CONFIG_BROKEN.
> 
> NACK.  MTD_OBSOLETE_CHIPS still hasn't been fixed and must be fixed
> _before_ this patch can go in.

The MTD_OBSOLETE_CHIPS patch is also part of the batch of patches I'm 
currently resending (it's coming in a few minutes).

@Andrew:
I agree with Russell on the ordering of the two patches.

> Russell King

cu
Adrian

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