Re: [PATCH] Re: 2.4.6p6: dep_{bool,tristate} $CONFIG_ARCH_xxx bugs

Adam J. Richter (adam@yggdrasil.com)
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 21:46:04 -0700


>>>> Does anyone know if there is any code that would break if
>>>>we put quotation marks around the $CONFIG_xxxx references in the
>>>>dep_xxx commands in all of the Config.in files?

>>>That has the same problem that AC was worried about. Variables that
>>>used to be treated as "undefined, don't care" are now treated as
>>>"undefined, assume n and forbid".

>> What variables? Please show me a real example.

>Not my job. If you want to make a global change to the meaning of
>undefined config variables, it is your responsibility to show that the
>change has no unwanted side effects. Assuming there are no side
>effects is unsatisfactory in a stable kernel, especially with all the
>config variables in patch sets outside the kernel.

That's not reasonable in the face of what appears to be
completely fabricated myth. You generally can't prove this
kind of a negative for anything. Either you or Alan Cox should
show an example. Can you even show me the code that such an
example would exercise. Can you even write a hypothetical example?

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