Re: [PATCH] PM: Hide CONFIG_PM from users

From: Mark Brown
Date: Mon Feb 07 2011 - 08:10:03 EST


On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 01:48:46PM +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Mark Brown <broonie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > Since having the configuration option requires non-zero effort to
> > maintain, with ifdefery in most drivers, but it is used with vanishing
> > rarity it is simpler to just remove the option.

> Well, either make it dependent on CONFIG_EXPERT or remove the option altogether.

The goal is the latter but when I saw the IA64 emulator there I didn't
want to make it instabuggy. The current patch means we get the UI
effect of the change (especially in terms of avoiding it turning up in
randconfigs or whatever).
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