Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 14 Apr 2004 04:48:23 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] conditionalize some boring buffer_head checks |
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Tim Hockin wrote: > Somewhat off the original topic, but am I the only one who finds it weird > (and error-prone) that you have to add the same KConfig to a dozen or more > Kconfig files? > > Shouldn't there be a KConfig libe, and all you need to do for the arch is > reference the CONFIG_FOO from the lib? Would at least save all the > duplicate strings and definitions... > > Kconfig.lib: > config DEBUG_BUFFERS > bool "Enable additional filesystem buffer_head checks" > depends on DEBUG_KERNEL > help > If you say Y here, additional checks are performed that > aid filesystem development. > > arch/*/Kconfig > libpath /Kconfig.lib > ... > insert DEBUG_BUFFERS > ...
Seems a lot easier just to gather the common definitions into a Kconfig file, and include it via the standard 'source' directive.
Jeff
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