Re: [PATCH 0/8] kconfig/hacking: make 'kernel hacking' menu better structured

[Changbin Du]

On Sun, Sep 08, 2019 at 05:44:54PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 9/7/19 6:27 PM, Changbin Du wrote:
> > This series is a trivial improvment for the layout of 'kernel hacking'
> > configuration menu. Now we have many items in it which makes takes
> > a little time to look up them since they are not well structured yet.
> > 
> > Early discussion is here:
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/9/1/39
> > 
> > Changbin Du (8):
> >   kconfig/hacking: Group sysrq/kgdb/ubsan into 'Generic Kernel Debugging
> >     Instruments'
> >   kconfig/hacking: Create submenu for arch special debugging options
> >   kconfig/hacking: Group kernel data structures debugging together
> >   kconfig/hacking: Move kernel testing and coverage options to same
> >     submenu
> >   kconfig/hacking: Move Oops into 'Lockups and Hangs'
> >   kconfig/hacking: Move SCHED_STACK_END_CHECK after DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
> >   kconfig/hacking: Create a submenu for scheduler debugging options
> >   kconfig/hacking: Move DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE to 'printk and dmesg options'
> > 
> >  lib/Kconfig.debug | 627 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
> >  1 file changed, 324 insertions(+), 303 deletions(-)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Series applies to v5.3-rc7.  Has some problems applying to linux-next.
>
Let me rebase to linux-next.

> Under 'Compile-time checks and compiler options', "Debug Filesystem" does not belong here.
> Maybe move it under 'Generic Kernel Debugging Instruments'.
> 
yes, let's move it to 'Generic Kernel Debugging Instruments'.

> I mostly like it.  I might have put 'Debug notifier call chains' under
> 'Debug kernel data structures', but that's not a big deal.
> 
no problem.

> -- 
> ~Randy

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Cheers,
Changbin Du