Re: 2.6.17-mm3: no help text for READAHEAD_ALLOW_OVERHEADS

[Randy.Dunlap]

On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 16:40:19 +0200 Adrian Bunk wrote:

> On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 09:43:37PM +0800, Wu Fengguang wrote:
> > On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 11:14:29AM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jun 27, 2006 at 01:52:11AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> > > >...
> > > > Changes since 2.6.17-mm2:
> > > > +readahead-kconfig-option-readahead_allow_overheads.patch
> > > >...
> > > >  readahead updates
> > > >...
> > > 
> > > The READAHEAD_ALLOW_OVERHEADS option lacks a help text.
> > 
> > Oh, it just acts as a submenu and a reminder ;)
> > 
> > > Additionally, the "default n" is pointless and should be removed.
> > 
> > I expect the _extra_ features are useless for normal users.
> > Your reasoning or feeling?
> >...
> 
> That's not my point, my point is that if you remove the "default n" 
> line, nothing changes. The default is still "n", but it's better 
> readable.

Why is it more readable without the "default n" line?
One could say that supplying the default "default n" line is clearer
than having it omitted.

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~Randy
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