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Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig

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On Tuesday 16 February 2016 14:51:59 Vladimir Murzin wrote:
> > 
> > Why CONFIG_EMBEDDED? You probably mean CONFIG_EXPERT, but then what do
> > you need that for?
> 
> TBH, I have no special requirement for this option to be set and now,
> looking at Kconfig entry for this option, I think that I got it here
> because I stated configuration with allnoconfig.
> 
> OTOH, I don't see how harmful it can be since description says:
> 
>           This option should be enabled if compiling the kernel for
>           an embedded system so certain expert options are available
>           for configuration
> 
> yes, it selects CONFIG_EXPERT and that had side effect that, for
> example, CONFIG_NAMESPACE could be compiled out.
> 
> Have I missed something around it?

Just the history behind this symbol. We removed it a while ago in
favor if CONFIG_EXPERT, assuming that it makes it clearer that it's
not just for embedded systems, or for systems with small memory.

It's  basically a zombie symbol that nobody should use directly
(independent of what the documentation says...).

	Arnd

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[PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com> - 2016-02-16 11:10 +0100
  Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-02-16 12:00 +0100
    Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com> - 2016-02-16 16:00 +0100
      Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de> - 2016-02-16 16:10 +0100
        Re: [PATCH v3 08/10] ARM: configs: add MPS2 defconfig Vladimir Murzin <vladimir.murzin@arm.com> - 2016-02-16 16:20 +0100

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