Re: [PATCH] char: lack of bool string made CONFIG_DEVPORT always on

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Wed Dec 14 2016 - 04:11:34 EST


On Wednesday, December 14, 2016 9:58:53 AM CET Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> >
> > --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
> > @@ -589,10 +589,13 @@ config TELCLOCK
> > controlling the behavior of this hardware.
> >
> > config DEVPORT
> > - bool
> > + bool "/dev/port character device"
>
> bool "/dev/port character device" if EXPERT?

I think the 'default y' is good enough, there are good reasons
even for non-EXPERT configurations to turn this off.

Arnd