Re: Configuration Options

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On Sat, 21 Aug 2010, Ahmad Jbara wrote:

> Hello,

> I know that config option looks like CONFIG_SOMETHING. Also, each
> config option is defined in the Kconfig file and later appears in
> the implementation files. I searched the implemnetation files and
> found some config options that are not defined in the Kconfig files.
> Anybody knows to explain that to me ? thank you.

  it happens, and i've been running for quite some time scanning
scripts that search the kernel source tree for just such things and
report them.

  http://www.crashcourse.ca/wiki/index.php/Kernel_cleanup

if you find what you think is an actual error, report it to the
appropriate maintainer.  in most cases, those are harmless oversights.

rday

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