Re: [PATCH 1/1] selftests/liveupdate: Cleanup kernel optio CONFIG_LIVEUPDATE_TEST

[Pratyush Yadav]

On Tue, Feb 10 2026, Yanjun.Zhu wrote:

> On 2/10/26 5:36 AM, Pratyush Yadav wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 29 2026, Zhu Yanjun wrote:
>>
>>> 在 2026/1/29 20:28, Zhu Yanjun 写道:
>>>> The kernel option CONFIG_LIVEUPDATE_TEST does not exist currently.
>>>> Remove it.
>>> In kernel 6.19-rc7, this kernel option still exists in the file
>>>
>>> tools/testing/selftests/liveupdate/config. Thus I send out this commit to remove
>>> it.
>> Yes, but the patch to add the config is in mm-nonmm-unstable. I am not
>> sure if this worth the churn of removing this and re-adding it when that
>> patch lands later. Do you see a real problem with this?
> Thanks for the feedback.
>
> I understand that the patch adding this functionality is currently in
> mm-nonmm-unstable. My concern was primarily adhering to the documentation, which
> suggests keeping the kernel configs pruned of unused options to avoid confusion
> for those running selftests.
>
> However, I see your point regarding the churn. If you prefer, we can wait until
> the mm-nonmm-unstable branch is merged into the mainline. Once that happens, if
> this option remains truly redundant or if the implementation changes, I can
> resubmit the cleanup then.
>
> Does that sound like a reasonable compromise to you?

Yes, sounds good. And even though I don't recommend taking this patch
right now, the effort to keep things clean is much appreciated!

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Regards,
Pratyush Yadav