> I don't know about the specifics talked about here The specifics matter a lot here. ESR was trying to get his patchset for his rather complex configuration/m

> I don't know about the specifics talked about here The specifics matter a lot here. ESR was trying to get his patchset for his rather complex configuration/menu language into the kernel (to be used to configure kernel configs/options) which seemed to have to do more with ESR's need to be perceived as a "kernel hacker" rather than any concrete problem. Fortunately, Linus said no. ESR responded with some weird tirade which had nothing to do with the matters being discussed. Luckil