Re: [PATCH 1/7] lib/crc: remove unnecessary prompt for CONFIG_CRC32 and drop 'default y'
From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Apr 02 2025 - 00:51:15 EST
On 4/1/25 8:51 PM, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 08:42:41PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> On 4/1/25 3:15 PM, Eric Biggers wrote:
>>> From: Eric Biggers <ebiggers@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> All modules that need CONFIG_CRC32 already select it, so there is no
>>> need to bother users about the option, nor to default it to y.
>>>
>>
>> My memory from 10-20 years ago could be foggy, but ISTR that someone made at least
>> CRC16 and CRC32 user-selectable in order to support out-of-tree modules...
>> FWIW.
>> But they would not need to be default y.
>
> That's not supported by upstream, though.
Which part is not supported by upstream?
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~Randy