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

[Christoph Hellwig]

On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 10:56:32PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > 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.

Doing crap for out of tree modules was never in any way supported.
Occasional sloppy maintainers let it slip in but we always fix it ASAP
when noticed.