Re: [for-next][PATCH 04/26] bootconfig: Add Extra Boot Config support

[Randy Dunlap]

On 2/6/20 9:58 AM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 06, 2020 at 11:41:00PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>> Oh, you are not the first person asked that :)

(that would be me AFAIK)

>>
>> https://lkml.org/lkml/2019/12/9/563
>>
>> And yes, I think this is important that will useful for most developers
>> and admins. Since the bootconfig already covers kernel and init options,
>> this can be a new standard way to pass args to kernel boot.
> 
> Aha, so Steve and you believe this will become the next great thing
> after sliced bread. Sorry but I remain sceptical. :)

old news: some Kconfig symbols are Special & Important.  ;)

I agree with you (as I also disagreed with "default y").


> I would've done it differently: have it default 'n' and once it turns
> out that the major distros have enabled it and *actually* use it, *then*
> simply remove the config option. Like we usually do with functionality.
> Not the other way around.
> 
> In any case, I've disabled it on my machines and will wait for it
> missing to come back and bite me. :-P


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~Randy