Re: [PATCH] arc/Kconfig: include mm/Kconfig inside "ARC system configuration"

[Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 01:28:59PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 06/29/2018 12:28 PM, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> > Hi Randy, 
> > 
> > On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 09:34:55AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >> On 06/29/2018 06:42 AM, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> >>> Otherwise mm configuration options show up in the top level menu.
> >>>
> >>> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport <rppt@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> >>
> >> Hi Mike,
> >>
> >> In which config tool does this matter?
> >>
> >> For xconfig, it seems to me that this patch hides the MM menu, whereas
> >> before this patch, the MM menu is easy to find (although it could
> >> use some kind of heading).
> > 
> > With xconfig the menu gets into the top right pane when you click on "ARC
> > architecture configuration", similar to what one gets on x86 with
> > "Processor type and features" or "Kernel features" on ARM.
> > 
> > With menuconfig it looks a bit more prominent, note that mm options are
> > between "ARC Architecture Configuration" and "Networking support":
> 
> I know.  I ran all 4 of menuconfig, nconfig, xconfig, and gconfig.
> 
> I would prefer to see Memory Management options have its own top-level
> menu, but that's a different patch.  Then menuconfig would look like this:
> 
> 
> 
> │ │        *** Compiler: arc-linux-gcc (GCC) 8.1.0 ***                  │ │  
>   │ │        General setup  --->                                          │ │  
>   │ │    [*] Enable loadable module support  --->                         │ │  
>   │ │    [*] Enable the block layer  --->                                 │ │  
>   │ │        ARC Architecture Configuration  --->                         │ │  
>   │ │        Memory Management options  --->                              │ │  
>   │ │    (11) Maximum zone order                                          │ │  
>   │ │    [*] Networking support  --->                                     │ │  
>   │ │        Device Drivers  --->                                         │ │  
>   │ │        Bus Support  ---> 
> 
> 
> but that "Maximum zone order" needs to be moved or taken care of somehow.

I think that would be something like this:

diff --git a/arch/arc/Kconfig b/arch/arc/Kconfig
index e81bcd271be7..44a20141639a 100644
--- a/arch/arc/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arc/Kconfig
@@ -556,12 +556,14 @@ endmenu
 
 endmenu	 # "ARC Architecture Configuration"
 
+menu "Memory Management"
 source "mm/Kconfig"
 
 config FORCE_MAX_ZONEORDER
 	int "Maximum zone order"
 	default "12" if ARC_HUGEPAGE_16M
 	default "11"
+endmenu # "Memory Management"
 
 source "net/Kconfig"
 source "drivers/Kconfig"
 
> 
> [snip]
> 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >>>  	default "12" if ARC_HUGEPAGE_16M
> >>>  	default "11"
> >>>  
> >>> +endmenu	 # "ARC Architecture Configuration"
> >>> +
> >>>  source "net/Kconfig"
> >>>  source "drivers/Kconfig"
> 
> 
> thanks,
> -- 
> ~Randy
> 

-- 
Sincerely yours,
Mike.