... 16:31, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all ... are currently forced to enable > > CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL since the options for many ... state. > > > > [1] quoted from the CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL help text > > I don't think ...

linux-kernel - Adrian Bunk - Nov 26 2007 - 14:57

... many times has no > proper process for > > - removing expired/missing maintainers > - handling stuff that decays ... maintainer wants to do so" and remove the remaining EXPERIMENTAL tags later. > > Plus the fact that CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL controlled ...

linux-kernel - Adrian Bunk - Jan 1 2008 - 20:06

... :16:31, Adrian Bunk wrote: > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all ... distributions are currently forced to enable > CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL since the options for many ... state. > > [1] quoted from the CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL help text I don't ...

linux-kernel - Pavel Machek - Nov 26 2007 - 08:27

... wrote: > > > > > > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and ... wrong. Plus the fact that CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL controlled so many different things ... consensus, > > It should be. You removed the context. The fact that ...

linux-kernel - Adrian Bunk - Jan 1 2008 - 12:33

... has no proper process for - removing expired/missing maintainers - handling stuff ... obsolete ? > Plus the fact that CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL controlled so many different > things with one switch that CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=n .config's are really > rare ...

linux-kernel - Alan Cox - Jan 1 2008 - 13:35

... wrote: > > > > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and ... CONFIG_BROKEN has real use - but CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is pretty > > pointless in the ... different from what our current CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL mess does. > Alan cu Adrian ...

linux-kernel - Adrian Bunk - Jan 1 2008 - 10:57

... and mark smbfs obsolete ? > > > Plus the fact that CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL controlled so many different > > things with one switch ... CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=n .config's are really > > rare. > > Agreed CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is way to coarse. I always need to ...

linux-kernel - Jon Smirl - Jan 1 2008 - 14:14

... Bunk wrote: > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on > EXPERIMENTAL since they are pointless. agreed. CONFIG_BROKEN has real use - but CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is pretty pointless in the 90- ...

linux-kernel - Ingo Molnar - Jan 1 2008 - 10:26

... Bunk wrote: > > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on > > EXPERIMENTAL since they are pointless ... agreed. CONFIG_BROKEN has real use - but CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is pretty > pointless in the 90- ...

linux-kernel - Alan Cox - Jan 1 2008 - 10:30

... Bunk wrote: >> >> > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all ... . CONFIG_BROKEN has real use - but CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is pretty >> pointless in the 90- ... /ata/Kconfig +++ linux-2.6_nosov/drivers/ata/Kconfig @@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ ...

linux-kernel - Jan Engelhardt - Jan 1 2008 - 14:04

... might be willing to enable an experimental video driver but not an experimental ATA driver. This global-scope "all or nothing" CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is totally pointless and _no_ distro uses it in practice. If it's a pure label via which you want to ...

linux-kernel - Ingo Molnar - Jan 1 2008 - 11:06

Adrian Bunk writes: > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on > EXPERIMENTAL because they are pointless. Unfortunately I have to agree. The only ...

linux-kernel - Krzysztof Halasa - Nov 28 2007 - 08:38

... Adrian Bunk wrote: > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on > EXPERIMENTAL since they are pointless. ... Usable does not equal non-experimental. > This patch has been sent on: > 11 Dec 2007 ...

linux-kernel - Alan Cox - Jan 1 2008 - 10:23

... wrote: > > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all ... ) experimental cryptographic algorithm implementations. > > This patch has been sent on: > > 11 Dec ... required until Andrew includes a patch into -mm seems to be ...

linux-kernel - Adrian Bunk - Jan 1 2008 - 11:17

... > > On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:48:09 +0200 > > Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > > > This patch removes the EXPERIMENTAL option and all dependencies on > > > EXPERIMENTAL since they are pointless. > > > > NAK > ...

linux-kernel - Alan Cox - Jan 1 2008 - 12:07

... :09PM +0200, Adrian Bunk wrote: Definately NAK for the MIPS segments. Some of the EXPERIMENTAL dependencies should be removed but many options tagged with EXPERIMENTAL are still dangerous. Ralf -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line " ...

linux-kernel - Ralf Baechle - Jan 10 2008 - 18:18

... 't think this is good idea. But perhaps 'experimental' should be > removed from stuff that is really stable these days, like SATA? I ... driver because I want a USB widget. And if you're worried about people accidentally enabling it, then *each driver* ...

linux-kernel - Valdis.Kletnieks - Nov 26 2007 - 23:44

On Mon, Nov 26, 2007 at 10:44:44PM -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > I suspect that given the "once it escapes, it's cast in stone" view we take > towards user-visible API/etc, there isn't much *real* room for an > 'EXPERIMENTAL' flag

linux-kernel - Dave Jones - Nov 27 2007 - 00:34

... because there was one that I *asked* for". Particularly fun if you're migrating to new hardware and you don't *know* yet which drivers you need, and you're getting prompted for possibly-dodgy ALSA modules because you asked for a USB ...

linux-kernel - Valdis.Kletnieks - Nov 27 2007 - 02:13