Re: [PATCH 05/50] pnfs_submit: pnfs and nfslayoutdriver kconfig

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On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 12:09:06AM +0300, Benny Halevy wrote:
> >> +	default y
> > 
> > defaulting to y for random fringe features is frowned upon.
> 
> The problem is that it will rot otherwise.
> I'd rather disable it by default using a variable and provide a way to
> enable it at run time.

That's unrelated.  Features should not default to y in Kconfig except
for very specific cases, e.g. when a new variable is required to be
set to keep working from a previous setup.  pNFS clearly does not fall
into that category.

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