On Thu, Nov 30, 2017 at 02:12:02PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > CONFIG_EXPERT exposes too many config options that do not matter for > development. However, CONFIG_EMBEDDED selects CONFIG_EXPERT, so it > cannot be disabled. > > Hence disable CONFIG_EMBEDDED, and compensate for the loss of > CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL by enabling the latter. > > Actual impact: > - CONFIG_NAMESPACES=y, > - CONFIG_SYSCTL_SYSCALL=n, > - CONFIG_SERIAL_SH_SCI_NR_UARTS changed from 20 to 18, > - CONFIG_SERIAL_SH_SCI_EARLYCON=y, > - Some HID support became enabled, > - CONFIG_DEBUG_MEMORY_INIT=y, > > Refresh the result. I'm sorry but I don't understand the motivation for this change. I understand that it might make the image smaller or build times faster. But it seems to be a risky change for those benefits. What are the side-effects of the changes you describe above?