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Miller" , Thomas Gleixner , Ingo Molnar , x86@kernel.org, sparclinux@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] fs/Kconfig: Enable HUGETLBFS only if ARCH_SUPPORTS_HUGETLBFS Message-ID: <20250714094909.GBaHTSlW8nkuINON9p@fat_crate.local> References: <20250711102934.2399533-1-anshuman.khandual@arm.com> <20250712161549.499ec62de664904bd86ffa90@linux-foundation.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Rspam-User: X-Rspamd-Server: rspam05 X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: E06B01A0007 X-Stat-Signature: 8r59n4gi5juf6yznkru9fqyxb5jpeguq X-HE-Tag: 1752486567-562640 X-HE-Meta: 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 IMg== X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.2.4 Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org Precedence: bulk X-Loop: owner-majordomo@kvack.org List-ID: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: On Mon, Jul 14, 2025 at 08:05:31AM +0530, Anshuman Khandual wrote: > The original first commit had added 'BROKEN', although currently there > are no explanations about it in the tree. commit c0dde7404aff064bff46ae1d5f1584d38e30c3bf Author: Linus Torvalds Date: Sun Aug 17 21:23:57 2003 -0700 Add CONFIG_BROKEN (default 'n') to hide known-broken drivers. diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 0d1629e23398..5c012aeb2a8f 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -32,6 +32,17 @@ config EXPERIMENTAL you say Y here, you will be offered the choice of using features or drivers that are currently considered to be in the alpha-test phase. +config BROKEN + bool "Prompt for old and known-broken drivers" + depends on EXPERIMENTAL + default n + help + This option allows you to choose whether you want to try to + compile (and fix) old drivers that haven't been updated to + new infrastructure. + + If unsure, say N. + endmenu -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette