> On Tue, 20 Jun 2006, Matthew Wilcox wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Jun 20, 2006 at 04:20:53PM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:
[snip]
> >
> > I don't really understand the complaint. If <rare condition applies>,
> > say Y, otherwise say N. If unsure, say Y. The default is N. Perhaps
> > all that's needed is to spell out the implications of saying Y? How
> > about:
> >
> > This option allows 32-bit systems to support files larger than
> > 2 Terabytes, at a cost of increased kernel memory usage. Most
> > people do not need the overhead and should answer N to this
> > question, but if you do not understand this question, answering
> > Y is safest.
> >
> > Or is that too verbose?
>
> How likely is it that someone who doesn't understand the question needs
> this option? I think N is a safe answer here.
>
> bye, Roman
This is the impression I had as well. Even if you disagree though, I was
equally confused by the fact that if we say to answer Y as default, why is
the kconfig default already N?
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Matt LaPlante
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