On 16/02/16 15:08, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Tuesday 16 February 2016 14:51:59 Vladimir Murzin wrote: >>> >>> Why CONFIG_EMBEDDED? You probably mean CONFIG_EXPERT, but then what do >>> you need that for? >> >> TBH, I have no special requirement for this option to be set and now, >> looking at Kconfig entry for this option, I think that I got it here >> because I stated configuration with allnoconfig. >> >> OTOH, I don't see how harmful it can be since description says: >> >> This option should be enabled if compiling the kernel for >> an embedded system so certain expert options are available >> for configuration >> >> yes, it selects CONFIG_EXPERT and that had side effect that, for >> example, CONFIG_NAMESPACE could be compiled out. >> >> Have I missed something around it? > > Just the history behind this symbol. We removed it a while ago in > favor if CONFIG_EXPERT, assuming that it makes it clearer that it's > not just for embedded systems, or for systems with small memory. > > It's basically a zombie symbol that nobody should use directly > (independent of what the documentation says...). Good to know! I'll drop it then. Thanks Vladimir > > Arnd > > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-serial" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
