[PATCH v2 4/5] arm64: defconfig: Drop unused Ethernet vendors
Krzysztof Kozlowski
krzysztof.kozlowski at oss.qualcomm.com
Fri Jun 19 06:11:57 PDT 2026
On 19/06/2026 12:12, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> +# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ACTIONS is not set
>> +# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ADAPTEC is not set
>> +# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_AGERE is not set
>> +# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ALACRITECH is not set
>> +# CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_ALLWINNER is not set
>
> [...]
>
> I am not sure this new policy is a good idea: none of this affects
I would not call it new policy. Just an idea which got accepted. :)
> actual kernel size, but it does increase defconfig size, and churn.
> E.g. for the m68k defconfig, I dropped all these disablements
> several years ago.
>
> I don't use menufconfig, so just my 2€c...
I understand, feedback accepted. Patch got merged, so you know...
To share my point: I don't edit defconfig by hand but through
menuconfig+savedefconfig, thus size of defconfig is acceptable to me
price to pay for smaller menuconfig choices.
Best regards,
Krzysztof
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