Re: [PATCH RESEND 2/2] xen: Allow EXPERT mode to be selected from the menuconfig directly

[Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

On 11.05.2020 19:14, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Jan Beulich writes ("Re: [PATCH RESEND 2/2] xen: Allow EXPERT mode to be 
> selected from the menuconfig directly"):
>> I'm trying to make the point that your patch, to me, looks to be
>> trying to overcome a problem for which we have had a solution all
>> the time.
> 
> Thanks for this clear statement of your objection.  I'm afraid I don't
> agree.  Even though .config exists (and is even used by osstest, so I
> know about it) I don't think it is as good as having it in
> menuconfig.

But you realize that my objection is (was) more towards the reasoning
behind the change, than towards the change itself. If, as a community,
we decide to undo what we might now call a mistake, and if we're ready
to deal with the consequences, so be it.

Jan