Re: [2.6 patch] don't allow users to set CONFIG_BROKEN=y

On Fri, Jan 06, 2006 at 06:35:47PM +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> Do not allow people to create configurations with CONFIG_BROKEN=y.
> 
> The sole reason for CONFIG_BROKEN=y would be if you are working on 
> fixing a broken driver, but in this case editing the Kconfig file is 
> trivial.
> 
> Never ever should a user enable CONFIG_BROKEN.

NACK.  MTD_OBSOLETE_CHIPS still hasn't been fixed and must be fixed
_before_ this patch can go in.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
 maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core
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