Kernel option: Embedded System

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Hello all!

I am configuring OpenWRT kernel via menuconfig, and reviewing the options I see in the menu I saw one that caught my eye: "Embedded System". Does anyone know what this is about? I tried to find documentation about it without much success. I have an idea of what this could be, but I wanted to double-check with the community to see if there is anything clear about what this is really doing underneath, which components is removing and what checks is it implementing or changes.

Thank you!
Best,

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git grep CONFIG_EMBEDDED

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Ok, I found what I was looking for. It seems this will be removed in Linux 6. It will just be replaced by the CONFIG_EXPERT which enables around 170 other options. Enabling it in OpenWRT 22.03 it just enables CONFIG_EXPERT underneath.