Re: [PATCH] make CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL invisible and default

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Wed Oct 03 2012 - 17:31:23 EST


On Wed, Oct 03, 2012 at 11:43:32AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> I would expect a simple addition of "this is dangerous/buggy" to the
> description and "default n" is likely the way to go for that kind of
> thing.

Agreed.

> I think the history of CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL has proven there
> isn't a sensible way to create a global flag for this kind of thing.
> To paraphrase Serge: my experimental options are not your experimental
> options.
> For example, some of the things that already had the experimental
> config removed, they left the "(EXPERIMENTAL)" in their config title.

Right.
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