Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT

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From: Robin Holt

Subject: Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT

Date: Thursday, December 30, 2010 - 6:10 am

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 01:50:28PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
quoted text> On Thursday 30 December 2010, Robin Holt wrote:
> > Doesn't this patch series break the 'bisectable' rule for patches?
> > I think you can get by with adding a CONFIG_EXPERT selects CONFIG_EMBEDDED
> > in the first patch and the last patch removing that same selects.
> 
> How about leaving it that way during the merge window even? That would
> help people sending git pull requests that add new dependencies on
> CONFIG_EMBEDDED. David can submit another patch that removes the
> temporary CONFIG_EMBEDDED option along with any new users in -rc2
> or for 2.6.39 then.

That would be fine with me, but I don't think my vote counts for much.
I was just trying to help prevent the bisectability of your patchset.

Robin
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[patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

[patch 2/8] arch: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

[patch 3/8] drivers: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

[patch 4/8] fs: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

[patch 5/8] block: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

[patch 6/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

[patch 7/8] lib: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

[patch 8/8] usr: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Wed Dec 29, 9:02 pm)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, Ingo Molnar, (Thu Dec 30, 2:04 am)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, Robin Holt, (Thu Dec 30, 5:45 am)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, Arnd Bergmann, (Thu Dec 30, 5:50 am)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, Robin Holt, (Thu Dec 30, 6:10 am)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Thu Dec 30, 12:17 pm)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, Valdis.Kletnieks, (Thu Dec 30, 2:56 pm)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Woodhouse, (Sun Jan 2, 3:29 am)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, Andrew Morton, (Mon Jan 3, 1:10 pm)

Re: [patch 1/8] init: rename CONFIG_EMBEDDED to CONFIG_EXPERT, David Rientjes, (Mon Jan 3, 2:56 pm)


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