Re: [PATCH/RFC 5/5] ARM: shmobile: defconfig: Disable CONFIG_EMBEDDED

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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?

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