[PATCH] KCONFIG: Set the default for the deprecated sysfs entries to N.

[PATCH] KCONFIG: Set the default for the deprecated sysfs entries to N.

[Robert P. J. Day]

  Set the default for creating deprecated sysfs files to "no".

Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com>

---

  Given that the help info for this entry states that "None of these
features or values should be used today," it makes more sense for the
config entry to default to no, wouldn't you think?

diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index f977086..7fa74ca 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ config CPUSETS

 config SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 	bool "Create deprecated sysfs files"
-	default y
+	default n
 	help
 	  This option creates deprecated symlinks such as the
 	  "device"-link, the <subsystem>:<name>-link, and the

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Re: [PATCH] KCONFIG: Set the default for the deprecated sysfs entries to N.

[Greg KH]

On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 06:08:04AM -0500, Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> 
>   Set the default for creating deprecated sysfs files to "no".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@mindspring.com>
> 
> ---
> 
>   Given that the help info for this entry states that "None of these
> features or values should be used today," it makes more sense for the
> config entry to default to no, wouldn't you think?

No, it turns out that there were just too many people using older
userspaces, so the default of Y is correct for now.  It's also safer
that way as otherwise people build kernels that don't boot.

So sorry, I'm not going to apply this change.

thanks,

greg k-h