Re: [PATCH 1/7] lib/crc: remove unnecessary prompt for CONFIG_CRC32 and drop 'default y'

[Randy Dunlap]

On 4/1/25 10:02 PM, Eric Biggers wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 09:50:57PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>
>>
>> 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?
> 
> Having prompts for library kconfig options solely because out-of-tree modules
> might need them.

Well, I think that is was supported for many years. I don't see how it would become
unsupported all of a sudden. IMHO.

-- 
~Randy