Re: [PATCH] lib/flex_array: make build optional

From: Aristeu Rozanski
Date: Thu Nov 06 2014 - 18:22:01 EST


On Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 01:44:54PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> On 11/06/2014 01:33 PM, Dave Hansen wrote:
> > On 11/06/2014 01:27 PM, Aristeu Rozanski wrote:
> >> +config FLEX_ARRAY
> >> + bool "Flexible array"
> >> + default n
> >> + help
> >> + This option enables an implementation of flexible arrays which
> >> + allows creating arrays of fixed size elements with an arbritrary
> >> + size without requiring the single allocation of a contiguous area.
> >> +
> >> + See Documentation/flexible-arrays.txt
> >
> > Is there any reason to expose this to the user via Kconfig?
> >
> > No sane person would even turn it on if they don't need it.
>
> IOW, I think you should just make it:
>
> config FLEX_ARRAY
> def_bool n

Joe Pershes complained on a similar patch on making it default to 'n'.
Will rework the patches this way.

--
Aristeu

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