From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.0 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00,MAILING_LIST_MULTI, SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A1AF4C63798 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:34:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DE29221E9 for ; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:34:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2391407AbgKZPdx (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:33:53 -0500 Received: from mail-pg1-f178.google.com ([209.85.215.178]:40949 "EHLO mail-pg1-f178.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1730602AbgKZPdw (ORCPT ); Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:33:52 -0500 Received: by mail-pg1-f178.google.com with SMTP id t37so1994802pga.7; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 07:33:52 -0800 (PST) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:date:from:to:cc:subject:message-id:references :mime-version:content-disposition:in-reply-to; bh=NGgXZQd1YCwmJ36vehPGn0W1kk8YP/wLoGFC1iNcNa8=; b=Hzcni2asR26KWhL7oCKNKQirLv8jv+mN4LtCbngzAnU2lw7eX4dAAVMoCnqMoG71Su cASikNGtJwuFMkj5gtHW82yl+WYnrNeFkJf1BrwjUC5uoMlxrD92iPEWe+hFZEAoz/QK J4I1zV+i39YA/3zci5RvzJQ6iP7oVBs13RV5z4RFiwS+24/5ruhdMnPeVy97XiZlJ4IT XAYLWRsG4baCzfDOiQBd+N5mRerbNcmoNROu/Z+RV6E5ppyBNfn8WYznKXlXpeXKO1C0 CIk+kFLIIuCEN5mD+9h4fELLtPG3akYupMbXbg7Ep0nwlIV5Wd3OcCwRqlWWEaNBVo4R N5jw== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM533dizCVqQQCPFeK1Utjq+EyZj5kUtKcDMaJzvmYfAZaAcPZ5gxQ OV4/yEKJZz/+XyEjPt3wpc0= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJx2q2hND68yqHBQ7sQ/8QWdTwrm8rUztpc7aYQg0iXSiiqjOnsHyJaxFoEG2LEMp26Q8Hu1Og== X-Received: by 2002:a17:90b:3753:: with SMTP id ne19mr4191915pjb.148.1606404831652; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 07:33:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from 42.do-not-panic.com (42.do-not-panic.com. [157.230.128.187]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id 184sm5147736pfc.28.2020.11.26.07.33.50 (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Thu, 26 Nov 2020 07:33:50 -0800 (PST) Received: by 42.do-not-panic.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6E3AE40317; Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:33:49 +0000 (UTC) Date: Thu, 26 Nov 2020 15:33:49 +0000 From: Luis Chamberlain To: Christoph Hellwig Cc: Masahiro Yamada , Linux Kbuild mailing list , Boris Kolpackov , Johannes Berg , Felix Fietkau , Patrick Franz , Ingo Molnar , Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo , Junio C Hamano , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: kconfig as a git subtree on Linux Message-ID: <20201126153349.GK4332@42.do-not-panic.com> References: <20201125172544.GJ4332@42.do-not-panic.com> <20201126091329.GA21541@infradead.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20201126091329.GA21541@infradead.org> Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 26, 2020 at 09:13:29AM +0000, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Wed, Nov 25, 2020 at 05:25:44PM +0000, Luis Chamberlain wrote: > > I'd like to propose we discuss the possibility of taking kconfig and > > making it a git subtree under the Linux kernel. This would allow > > other projects outside of the Linux kernel to be able to update their > > own copy / fork of kconfig in a jiffie *very* easily. > > Hell no. Not because I'm against sharing, but because git submodules > are a complete fucking pain to deal with. Adding submodules just fucks > up being able to easily use a repository. I agree wholeheartedly! But I was not alking about git submodules. I think git submodules should be taken to the back of an alley and shot. But, git subtrees, however, now that is proving to me to be very sexy. Luis