Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 12 May 2008 04:19:20 -0400 (EDT) | From | "Robert P. J. Day" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] KCONFIG: With a simple menuconfig, kernel debugging is prettier. |
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On Tue, 6 May 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:31:26 -0400 (EDT) > "Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@crashcourse.ca> wrote: > > > Implementing kernel debugging with a menuconfig allows for the removal > > of a pile of unnecessary dependencies. > > Kconfig.debug | 112 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------- > 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-) > > I'm afraid, > > akpm:/usr/src/25> grep -l lib/Kconfig.debug pc/*.pc > pc/documentation-build-source-files-in-documentation-sub-dir-disable.pc > pc/documentation-build-source-files-in-documentation-sub-dir.pc > pc/git-sched.pc > pc/git-x86-latest.pc > pc/linux-next.pc > pc/make-frame_pointer-default=y.pc > pc/mm-add-a-basic-debugging-framework-for-memory-initialisation.pc > pc/mutex-subsystem-synchro-test-module.pc > pc/page-owner-tracking-leak-detector.pc > pc/profile-likely-unlikely-macros.pc > pc/slab-leaks3-default-y.pc > > that our chances of finding a window in which to merge this patch > are pretty darn small.
fair enough, but is there any sort of reorg that can be done with the kernel debugging menu? it really is getting a bit out of hand. at the very least, could it be collected into related categories?
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