RE: [PATCH] Unify CONFIG_LBD and CONFIG_LSF handling

From: Matt LaPlante
Date: Wed Jun 21 2006 - 20:12:22 EST


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Arjan van de Ven [mailto:arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:59 AM
> To: Roman Zippel
> Cc: Matthew Wilcox; Linus Torvalds; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Unify CONFIG_LBD and CONFIG_LSF handling
>
>
> > > Or is that too verbose?
> >
> > How likely is it that someone who doesn't understand the question needs
> > this option? I think N is a safe answer here.
>
> N is not the safe answer; Y is. If you set it to N you can't read all
> your files (if there is a big one) etc etc.
> The safe-but-a-bit-slower answer really is Y.
>

So should default be changed to Y? It's currently N for kconfig, despite
the recommendation to the contrary.


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