Merge tag 'for-gregkh-3.9' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kees/linux into driver-core-next

Kees writes:
The current Acked set of patches for dropping CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL.

Documentation/CodingStyle

···
 	  logging of avc messages output).  Does not do system-call
 	  auditing without CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL.
 
-Features that might still be considered unstable should be defined as
-dependent on "EXPERIMENTAL":
-
-config SLUB
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && !ARCH_USES_SLAB_PAGE_STRUCT
-	bool "SLUB (Unqueued Allocator)"
-	...
-
-while seriously dangerous features (such as write support for certain
+Seriously dangerous features (such as write support for certain
 filesystems) should advertise this prominently in their prompt string:
 
 config ADFS_FS_RW

Documentation/DocBook/kernel-hacking.tmpl

···
     </para>
 
     <para>
-     You may well want to make your CONFIG option only visible if
-     <symbol>CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL</symbol> is enabled: this serves as a
-     warning to users.  There many other fancy things you can do: see
-     the various <filename>Kconfig</filename> files for ideas.
-    </para>
-
-    <para>
      In your description of the option, make sure you address both the
      expert user and the user who knows nothing about your feature.  Mention
      incompatibilities and issues here.  <emphasis> Definitely

Documentation/DocBook/kgdb.tmpl

···
   <sect1 id="CompileKGDB">
     <title>Kernel config options for kgdb</title>
     <para>
-    To enable <symbol>CONFIG_KGDB</symbol> you should first turn on
-    "Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers"
-    (CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL) in  "General setup", then under the
-    "Kernel debugging" select "KGDB: kernel debugger".
+    To enable <symbol>CONFIG_KGDB</symbol> you should look under
+    "Kernel debugging" and select "KGDB: kernel debugger".
     </para>
     <para>
     While it is not a hard requirement that you have symbols in your

Documentation/intel_txt.txt

···
 
 The kernel option for enabling Intel TXT support is found under the
 Security top-level menu and is called "Enable Intel(R) Trusted
-Execution Technology (TXT)".  It is marked as EXPERIMENTAL and
+Execution Technology (TXT)".  It is considered EXPERIMENTAL and
 depends on the generic x86 support (to allow maximum flexibility in
 kernel build options), since the tboot code will detect whether the
 platform actually supports Intel TXT and thus whether any of the

Documentation/zh_CN/CodingStyle

···
 	  logging of avc messages output).  Does not do system-call
 	  auditing without CONFIG_AUDITSYSCALL.
 
-仍然被认为不够稳定的功能应该被定义为依赖于“EXPERIMENTAL”：
-
-config SLUB
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && !ARCH_USES_SLAB_PAGE_STRUCT
-	bool "SLUB (Unqueued Allocator)"
-	...
-
 而那些危险的功能（比如某些文件系统的写支持）应该在它们的提示字符串里显著的声明这
 一点：
 

arch/alpha/Kconfig

···
           with working support have a maximum of 4 CPUs.
 
 config ARCH_DISCONTIGMEM_ENABLE
-	bool "Discontiguous Memory Support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Discontiguous Memory Support"
 	help
 	  Say Y to support efficient handling of discontiguous physical memory,
 	  for architectures which are either NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access)

arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/Kconfig

···
 
 config SPI_ETRAX_SSER
 	tristate
-	depends on SPI_MASTER && ETRAX_ARCH_V32 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on SPI_MASTER && ETRAX_ARCH_V32
 	select SPI_BITBANG
 	help
 	  This enables using an synchronous serial (sser) port as a
···
 
 config SPI_ETRAX_GPIO
 	tristate
-	depends on SPI_MASTER && ETRAX_ARCH_V32 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on SPI_MASTER && ETRAX_ARCH_V32
 	select SPI_BITBANG
 	help
 	  This enables using GPIO pins port as a SPI master controller

arch/ia64/Kconfig

···
 	  performance hit.
 
 config HOTPLUG_CPU
-	bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on SMP && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Support for hot-pluggable CPUs"
+	depends on SMP
 	select HOTPLUG
 	default n
 	---help---
···
 source "drivers/sn/Kconfig"
 
 config KEXEC
-	bool "kexec system call (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && !IA64_HP_SIM && (!SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU)
+	bool "kexec system call"
+	depends on !IA64_HP_SIM && (!SMP || HOTPLUG_CPU)
 	help
 	  kexec is a system call that implements the ability to shutdown your
 	  current kernel, and to start another kernel.  It is like a reboot

arch/ia64/kvm/Kconfig

···
 config KVM
 	tristate "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
 	depends on BROKEN
-	depends on HAVE_KVM && MODULES && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on HAVE_KVM && MODULES
 	# for device assignment:
 	depends on PCI
 	depends on BROKEN

arch/ia64/xen/Kconfig

···
 config XEN
 	bool "Xen hypervisor support"
 	default y
-	depends on PARAVIRT && MCKINLEY && IA64_PAGE_SIZE_16KB && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on PARAVIRT && MCKINLEY && IA64_PAGE_SIZE_16KB
 	select XEN_XENCOMM
 	select NO_IDLE_HZ
 	# followings are required to save/restore.

arch/powerpc/platforms/ps3/Kconfig

···
 	  system will have optimal runtime performance.
 
 config PS3_DYNAMIC_DMA
-	depends on PPC_PS3 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on PPC_PS3
 	bool "PS3 Platform dynamic DMA page table management"
 	default n
 	help

arch/s390/Kconfig

···
 
 config S390_GUEST
 	def_bool y
-	prompt "s390 support for virtio devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on 64BIT && EXPERIMENTAL
+	prompt "s390 support for virtio devices"
+	depends on 64BIT
 	select VIRTUALIZATION
 	select VIRTIO
 	select VIRTIO_CONSOLE

arch/s390/kvm/Kconfig

···
 config KVM
 	def_tristate y
 	prompt "Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) support"
-	depends on HAVE_KVM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on HAVE_KVM
 	select PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS
 	select ANON_INODES
 	select HAVE_KVM_CPU_RELAX_INTERCEPT

arch/um/Kconfig.net

···
 
 config UML_NET_PCAP
 	bool "pcap transport"
-	depends on UML_NET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on UML_NET
 	help
 	The pcap transport makes a pcap packet stream on the host look
 	like an ethernet device inside UML.  This is useful for making

arch/um/Kconfig.um

···
           say Y or M here; otherwise say N.
 
 config HPPFS
-	tristate "HoneyPot ProcFS (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS
+	tristate "HoneyPot ProcFS"
+	depends on PROC_FS
 	help
 	  hppfs (HoneyPot ProcFS) is a filesystem which allows UML /proc
 	  entries to be overridden, removed, or fabricated from the host.
···
 	  unless you really know what this hack does.
 
 config SMP
-	bool "Symmetric multi-processing support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Symmetric multi-processing support"
 	default n
 	depends on BROKEN
 	help
···
 	default "32"
 
 config HIGHMEM
-	bool "Highmem support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Highmem support"
 	depends on !64BIT && BROKEN
 	default n
 	help

arch/x86/Kconfig

···
 
 config HAVE_INTEL_TXT
 	def_bool y
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && INTEL_IOMMU && ACPI
+	depends on INTEL_IOMMU && ACPI
 
 config X86_32_SMP
 	def_bool y
···
 
 config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS
 	bool "Paravirtualization layer for spinlocks"
-	depends on PARAVIRT && SMP && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on PARAVIRT && SMP
 	---help---
 	  Paravirtualized spinlocks allow a pvops backend to replace the
 	  spinlock implementation with something virtualization-friendly
···
 config CALGARY_IOMMU
 	bool "IBM Calgary IOMMU support"
 	select SWIOTLB
-	depends on X86_64 && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on X86_64 && PCI
 	---help---
 	  Support for hardware IOMMUs in IBM's xSeries x366 and x460
 	  systems. Needed to run systems with more than 3GB of memory
···
 
 config MAXSMP
 	bool "Enable Maximum number of SMP Processors and NUMA Nodes"
-	depends on X86_64 && SMP && DEBUG_KERNEL && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on X86_64 && SMP && DEBUG_KERNEL
 	select CPUMASK_OFFSTACK
 	---help---
 	  Enable maximum number of CPUS and NUMA Nodes for this architecture.
···
 endchoice
 
 choice
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	prompt "Memory split" if EXPERT
 	default VMSPLIT_3G
 	depends on X86_32
···
 config NUMA
 	bool "Numa Memory Allocation and Scheduler Support"
 	depends on SMP
-	depends on X86_64 || (X86_32 && HIGHMEM64G && (X86_NUMAQ || X86_BIGSMP || X86_SUMMIT && ACPI) && EXPERIMENTAL)
+	depends on X86_64 || (X86_32 && HIGHMEM64G && (X86_NUMAQ || X86_BIGSMP || X86_SUMMIT && ACPI))
 	default y if (X86_NUMAQ || X86_SUMMIT || X86_BIGSMP)
 	---help---
 	  Enable NUMA (Non Uniform Memory Access) support.
···
 
 config ARCH_SPARSEMEM_ENABLE
 	def_bool y
-	depends on X86_64 || NUMA || (EXPERIMENTAL && X86_32) || X86_32_NON_STANDARD
+	depends on X86_64 || NUMA || X86_32 || X86_32_NON_STANDARD
 	select SPARSEMEM_STATIC if X86_32
 	select SPARSEMEM_VMEMMAP_ENABLE if X86_64
 
···
 	  For more details see Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
 
 config KEXEC_JUMP
-	bool "kexec jump (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "kexec jump"
 	depends on KEXEC && HIBERNATION
 	---help---
 	  Jump between original kernel and kexeced kernel and invoke
···
 
 config PCI_CNB20LE_QUIRK
 	bool "Read CNB20LE Host Bridge Windows" if EXPERT
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on PCI
 	help
 	  Read the PCI windows out of the CNB20LE host bridge. This allows
 	  PCI hotplug to work on systems with the CNB20LE chipset which do
···
 	  Support old a.out binaries in the 32bit emulation.
 
 config X86_X32
-	bool "x32 ABI for 64-bit mode (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on X86_64 && IA32_EMULATION && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "x32 ABI for 64-bit mode"
+	depends on X86_64 && IA32_EMULATION
 	---help---
 	  Include code to run binaries for the x32 native 32-bit ABI
 	  for 64-bit processors.  An x32 process gets access to the

arch/x86/um/Kconfig

···
 	def_bool !RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM
 
 config 3_LEVEL_PGTABLES
-	bool "Three-level pagetables (EXPERIMENTAL)" if !64BIT
+	bool "Three-level pagetables" if !64BIT
 	default 64BIT
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	Three-level pagetables will let UML have more than 4G of physical
 	memory.  All the memory that can't be mapped directly will be treated

crypto/Kconfig

···
 	  These are 'Null' algorithms, used by IPsec, which do nothing.
 
 config CRYPTO_PCRYPT
-	tristate "Parallel crypto engine (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on SMP && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Parallel crypto engine"
+	depends on SMP
 	select PADATA
 	select CRYPTO_MANAGER
 	select CRYPTO_AEAD
···
 
 config CRYPTO_XCBC
 	tristate "XCBC support"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	select CRYPTO_HASH
 	select CRYPTO_MANAGER
 	help
···
 
 config CRYPTO_VMAC
 	tristate "VMAC support"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	select CRYPTO_HASH
 	select CRYPTO_MANAGER
 	help
···
 	  <http://www.larc.usp.br/~pbarreto/KhazadPage.html>
 
 config CRYPTO_SALSA20
-	tristate "Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm"
 	select CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER
 	help
 	  Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm.
···
 	  Bernstein <[e-mail]>. See <http://cr.yp.to/snuffle.html>
 
 config CRYPTO_SALSA20_586
-	tristate "Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm (i586) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	tristate "Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm (i586)"
 	depends on (X86 || UML_X86) && !64BIT
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	select CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER
 	help
 	  Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm.
···
 	  Bernstein <[e-mail]>. See <http://cr.yp.to/snuffle.html>
 
 config CRYPTO_SALSA20_X86_64
-	tristate "Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm (x86_64) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	tristate "Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm (x86_64)"
 	depends on (X86 || UML_X86) && 64BIT
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	select CRYPTO_BLKCIPHER
 	help
 	  Salsa20 stream cipher algorithm.

drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.arm

···
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
 config ARM_S3C2416_CPUFREQ_VCORESCALE
-	bool "Allow voltage scaling for S3C2416 arm core (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on ARM_S3C2416_CPUFREQ && REGULATOR && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Allow voltage scaling for S3C2416 arm core"
+	depends on ARM_S3C2416_CPUFREQ && REGULATOR
 	help
 	  Enable CPU voltage scaling when entering the dvs mode.
 	  It uses information gathered through existing hardware and

drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig.x86

···
 config X86_SPEEDSTEP_SMI
 	tristate "Intel SpeedStep on 440BX/ZX/MX chipsets (SMI interface)"
 	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
-	depends on X86_32 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on X86_32
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for certain mobile Intel Pentium III
 	  (Coppermine), all mobile Intel Pentium III-M (Tualatin)
···
 
 config X86_CPUFREQ_NFORCE2
 	tristate "nVidia nForce2 FSB changing"
-	depends on X86_32 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on X86_32
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for FSB changing on nVidia nForce2
 	  platforms.
···
 config X86_E_POWERSAVER
 	tristate "VIA C7 Enhanced PowerSaver (DANGEROUS)"
 	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
-	depends on X86_32 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on X86_32
 	help
 	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for VIA C7 processors.  However, this driver
 	  does not have any safeguards to prevent operating the CPU out of spec

drivers/gpu/drm/udl/Kconfig

···
 config DRM_UDL
 	tristate "DisplayLink"
-	depends on DRM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on DRM
 	depends on USB_ARCH_HAS_HCD
 	select DRM_USB
 	select FB_SYS_FILLRECT

drivers/i2c/muxes/Kconfig

···
 
 config I2C_MUX_PCA9541
 	tristate "NXP PCA9541 I2C Master Selector"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for the NXP PCA9541
 	  I2C Master Selector.
···
 
 config I2C_MUX_PCA954x
 	tristate "Philips PCA954x I2C Mux/switches"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  If you say yes here you get support for the Philips PCA954x
 	  I2C mux/switch devices.

drivers/ide/Kconfig

···
           which otherwise might not be supported.
 
 config BLK_DEV_OPTI621
-	tristate "OPTi 82C621 chipset enhanced support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "OPTi 82C621 chipset enhanced support"
 	select BLK_DEV_IDEPCI
 	help
 	  This is a driver for the OPTi 82C621 EIDE controller.
···
 
 config BLK_DEV_CS5520
 	tristate "Cyrix CS5510/20 MediaGX chipset support (VERY EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	select BLK_DEV_IDEDMA_PCI
 	help
 	  Include support for PIO tuning and virtual DMA on the Cyrix MediaGX
···
 	  use Gayle IDE interfaces on the Zorro expansion bus.
 
 config BLK_DEV_BUDDHA
-	tristate "Buddha/Catweasel/X-Surf IDE interface support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on ZORRO && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Buddha/Catweasel/X-Surf IDE interface support"
+	depends on ZORRO
 	help
 	  This is the IDE driver for the IDE interfaces on the Buddha, Catweasel
 	  and X-Surf expansion boards.  It supports up to two interfaces on the

drivers/lguest/Kconfig

···
 config LGUEST
 	tristate "Linux hypervisor example code"
-	depends on X86_32 && EXPERIMENTAL && EVENTFD
+	depends on X86_32 && EVENTFD
 	select HVC_DRIVER
 	---help---
 	  This is a very simple module which allows you to run

drivers/media/Kconfig

···
 #
 
 config MEDIA_CONTROLLER
-	bool "Media Controller API (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Media Controller API"
 	depends on MEDIA_CAMERA_SUPPORT
 	---help---
 	  Enable the media controller API used to query media devices internal
···
 	default y
 
 config VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API
-	bool "V4L2 sub-device userspace API (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on VIDEO_DEV && MEDIA_CONTROLLER && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "V4L2 sub-device userspace API"
+	depends on VIDEO_DEV && MEDIA_CONTROLLER
 	---help---
 	  Enables the V4L2 sub-device pad-level userspace API used to configure
 	  video format, size and frame rate between hardware blocks.

drivers/media/pci/cx25821/Kconfig

···
 
 config VIDEO_CX25821_ALSA
 	tristate "Conexant 25821 DMA audio support"
-	depends on VIDEO_CX25821 && SND && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on VIDEO_CX25821 && SND
 	select SND_PCM
 	---help---
 	  This is a video4linux driver for direct (DMA) audio on

drivers/media/platform/s5p-fimc/Kconfig

···
 config VIDEO_SAMSUNG_S5P_FIMC
 	bool "Samsung S5P/EXYNOS SoC camera interface driver (experimental)"
 	depends on VIDEO_V4L2 && VIDEO_V4L2_SUBDEV_API && PLAT_S5P && PM_RUNTIME
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  Say Y here to enable camera host interface devices for
 	  Samsung S5P and EXYNOS SoC series.

drivers/media/platform/s5p-tv/Kconfig

···
 # Licensed under GPL
 
 config VIDEO_SAMSUNG_S5P_TV
-	bool "Samsung TV driver for S5P platform (experimental)"
+	bool "Samsung TV driver for S5P platform"
 	depends on PLAT_S5P && PM_RUNTIME
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here to enable selecting the TV output devices for

drivers/media/usb/pvrusb2/Kconfig

···
 	  module will be called pvrusb2
 
 config VIDEO_PVRUSB2_SYSFS
-	bool "pvrusb2 sysfs support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "pvrusb2 sysfs support"
 	default y
-	depends on VIDEO_PVRUSB2 && SYSFS && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on VIDEO_PVRUSB2 && SYSFS
 	---help---
 	  This option enables the operation of a sysfs based
 	  interface for query and control of the pvrusb2 driver.
···
 	  Note: This feature is experimental and subject to change.
 
 config VIDEO_PVRUSB2_DVB
-	bool "pvrusb2 ATSC/DVB support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "pvrusb2 ATSC/DVB support"
 	default y
-	depends on VIDEO_PVRUSB2 && DVB_CORE && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on VIDEO_PVRUSB2 && DVB_CORE
 	select DVB_LGDT330X if MEDIA_SUBDRV_AUTOSELECT
 	select DVB_S5H1409 if MEDIA_SUBDRV_AUTOSELECT
 	select DVB_S5H1411 if MEDIA_SUBDRV_AUTOSELECT

drivers/mmc/core/Kconfig

···
 	  module parameter "removable=0" or "removable=1".
 
 config MMC_CLKGATE
-	bool "MMC host clock gating (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "MMC host clock gating"
 	help
 	  This will attempt to aggressively gate the clock to the MMC card.
 	  This is done to save power due to gating off the logic and bus

drivers/mmc/host/Kconfig

···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config MMC_RICOH_MMC
-	bool "Ricoh MMC Controller Disabler  (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Ricoh MMC Controller Disabler"
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI_PCI
 	help
 	  This adds a pci quirk to disable Ricoh MMC Controller. This
···
 	  often referrered to as the HSMMC block in some of the Samsung S3C
 	  range of SoC.
 
-	  Note, due to the problems with DMA, the DMA support is only
-	  available with CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL is selected.
-
 	  If you have a controller with this interface, say Y or M here.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
···
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_S3C_DMA
 	bool "DMA support on S3C SDHCI"
-	depends on MMC_SDHCI_S3C && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on MMC_SDHCI_S3C
 	help
 	  Enable DMA support on the Samsung S3C SDHCI glue. The DMA
 	  has proved to be problematic if the controller encounters
···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config MMC_TIFM_SD
-	tristate "TI Flash Media MMC/SD Interface support  (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PCI
+	tristate "TI Flash Media MMC/SD Interface support"
+	depends on PCI
 	select TIFM_CORE
 	help
 	  Say Y here if you want to be able to access MMC/SD cards with
···
 	  the S3C MCI driver.
 
 config MMC_S3C_DMA
-	bool "Use DMA transfers only (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Use DMA transfers only"
 	help
 	  Use DMA to transfer data between memory and the hardare.
 
···
 	  option is useful.
 
 config MMC_S3C_PIODMA
-	bool "Support for both PIO and DMA (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Support for both PIO and DMA"
 	help
 	  Compile both the PIO and DMA transfer routines into the
 	  driver and let the platform select at run-time which one
···
 endchoice
 
 config MMC_SDRICOH_CS
-	tristate "MMC/SD driver for Ricoh Bay1Controllers (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PCI && PCMCIA
+	tristate "MMC/SD driver for Ricoh Bay1Controllers"
+	depends on PCI && PCMCIA
 	help
 	  Say Y here if your Notebook reports a Ricoh Bay1Controller PCMCIA
 	  card whenever you insert a MMC or SD card into the card slot.

drivers/mtd/Kconfig

···
 
 config SM_FTL
 	tristate "SmartMedia/xD new translation layer"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && BLOCK
+	depends on BLOCK
 	select MTD_BLKDEVS
 	select MTD_NAND_ECC
 	help

drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig

···
 
 config MTD_XIP
 	bool "XIP aware MTD support"
-	depends on !SMP && (MTD_CFI_INTELEXT || MTD_CFI_AMDSTD) && EXPERIMENTAL && ARCH_MTD_XIP
+	depends on !SMP && (MTD_CFI_INTELEXT || MTD_CFI_AMDSTD) && ARCH_MTD_XIP
 	default y if XIP_KERNEL
 	help
 	  This allows MTD support to work with flash memory which is also

drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig

···
 
 config MTD_DATAFLASH
 	tristate "Support for AT45xxx DataFlash"
-	depends on SPI_MASTER && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on SPI_MASTER
 	help
 	  This enables access to AT45xxx DataFlash chips, using SPI.
 	  Sometimes DataFlash chips are packaged inside MMC-format
···
 
 config MTD_M25P80
 	tristate "Support most SPI Flash chips (AT26DF, M25P, W25X, ...)"
-	depends on SPI_MASTER && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on SPI_MASTER
 	help
 	  This enables access to most modern SPI flash chips, used for
 	  program and data storage.   Series supported include Atmel AT26DF,

drivers/mtd/nand/Kconfig

···
 	  approximately 5mA of power when there is nothing happening.
 
 config MTD_NAND_DISKONCHIP
-	tristate "DiskOnChip 2000, Millennium and Millennium Plus (NAND reimplementation) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "DiskOnChip 2000, Millennium and Millennium Plus (NAND reimplementation)"
 	depends on HAS_IOMEM
 	select REED_SOLOMON
 	select REED_SOLOMON_DEC16
···
 	  parameter "inftl_bbt_write=1".
 
 config MTD_NAND_DOCG4
-	tristate "Support for DiskOnChip G4 (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && HAS_IOMEM
+	tristate "Support for DiskOnChip G4"
+	depends on HAS_IOMEM
 	select BCH
 	select BITREVERSE
 	help

drivers/net/Kconfig

···
 source "drivers/net/team/Kconfig"
 
 config MACVLAN
-	tristate "MAC-VLAN support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "MAC-VLAN support"
 	---help---
 	  This allows one to create virtual interfaces that map packets to
 	  or from specific MAC addresses to a particular interface.
···
 	  will be called macvlan.
 
 config MACVTAP
-	tristate "MAC-VLAN based tap driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	tristate "MAC-VLAN based tap driver"
 	depends on MACVLAN
 	help
 	  This adds a specialized tap character device driver that is based
···
 	  versa.
 
 config VIRTIO_NET
-	tristate "Virtio network driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && VIRTIO
+	tristate "Virtio network driver"
+	depends on VIRTIO
 	---help---
 	  This is the virtual network driver for virtio.  It can be used with
 	  lguest or QEMU based VMMs (like KVM or Xen).  Say Y or M.

drivers/net/ethernet/8390/Kconfig

···
 config NET_VENDOR_8390
 	bool "National Semi-conductor 8390 devices"
 	default y
-	depends on NET_VENDOR_NATSEMI && (AMIGA_PCMCIA || PCI || SUPERH || \
-		   ISA || MCA || EISA || MAC || M32R || MACH_TX49XX || \
-		   MCA_LEGACY || H8300 || ARM || MIPS || ZORRO || PCMCIA || \
-		   EXPERIMENTAL)
+	depends on NET_VENDOR_NATSEMI
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
 	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
···
 	  will be called 3c503.
 
 config AC3200
-	tristate "Ansel Communications EISA 3200 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && (ISA || EISA) && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Ansel Communications EISA 3200 support"
+	depends on PCI && (ISA || EISA)
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
···
 	  will be called e2100.
 
 config ES3210
-	tristate "Racal-Interlan EISA ES3210 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Racal-Interlan EISA ES3210 support"
+	depends on PCI && EISA
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
···
 	  should say Y to this option if you wish to use it with Linux.
 
 config LNE390
-	tristate "Mylex EISA LNE390A/B support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Mylex EISA LNE390A/B support"
+	depends on PCI && EISA
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
···
 	  will be called apne.
 
 config NE3210
-	tristate "Novell/Eagle/Microdyne NE3210 EISA support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EISA && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Novell/Eagle/Microdyne NE3210 EISA support"
+	depends on PCI && EISA
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read

drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig

···
 	  will be called atl1.
 
 config ATL1E
-	tristate "Atheros L1E Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Atheros L1E Gigabit Ethernet support"
+	depends on PCI
 	select CRC32
 	select NET_CORE
 	select MII
···
 	  will be called atl1e.
 
 config ATL1C
-	tristate "Atheros L1C Gigabit Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Atheros L1C Gigabit Ethernet support"
+	depends on PCI
 	select CRC32
 	select NET_CORE
 	select MII

drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Kconfig

···
 	  be called tulip.
 
 config TULIP_MWI
-	bool "New bus configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on TULIP && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "New bus configuration"
+	depends on TULIP
 	---help---
 	  This configures your Tulip card specifically for the card and
 	  system cache line size type you are using.

drivers/net/ethernet/i825xx/Kconfig

···
 config NET_VENDOR_I825XX
 	bool "Intel (82586/82593/82596) devices"
 	default y
-	depends on NET_VENDOR_INTEL && (ISA || ISA_DMA_API || ARM || \
-		   ARCH_ACORN || MCA || MCA_LEGACY || SNI_RM || SUN3 || \
-		   GSC || BVME6000 || MVME16x || EXPERIMENTAL)
+	depends on NET_VENDOR_INTEL
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
 	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
···
 	  will be called 3c505.
 
 config EL16
-	tristate "3c507 \"EtherLink 16\" support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on ISA && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "3c507 \"EtherLink 16\" support"
+	depends on ISA
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card of this type, say Y and read
 	  the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
···
 	  VME boards.
 
 config ZNET
-	tristate "Zenith Z-Note support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && ISA_DMA_API && X86
+	tristate "Zenith Z-Note support"
+	depends on ISA_DMA_API && X86
 	---help---
 	  The Zenith Z-Note notebook computer has a built-in network
 	  (Ethernet) card, and this is the Linux driver for it. Note that the

drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig

···
 config NET_VENDOR_INTEL
 	bool "Intel devices"
 	default y
-	depends on PCI || PCI_MSI || ISA || ISA_DMA_API || ARM || \
-		   ARCH_ACORN || MCA || MCA_LEGACY || SNI_RM || SUN3 || \
-		   GSC || BVME6000 || MVME16x || \
-		   (ARM && ARCH_IXP4XX && IXP4XX_NPE && IXP4XX_QMGR) || \
-		   EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
 	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from

drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/Kconfig

···
 config NET_VENDOR_NATSEMI
 	bool "National Semi-conductor devices"
 	default y
-	depends on AMIGA_PCMCIA || ARM || EISA || EXPERIMENTAL || H8300 || \
-		   ISA || M32R || MAC || MACH_JAZZ || MACH_TX49XX || MIPS || \
-		   PCI || PCMCIA || SUPERH || XTENSA_PLATFORM_XT2000 || ZORRO
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
 	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from

drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/Kconfig

···
 	  called hamachi.
 
 config YELLOWFIN
-	tristate "Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Packet Engines Yellowfin Gigabit-NIC support"
+	depends on PCI
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  Say Y here if you have a Packet Engines G-NIC PCI Gigabit Ethernet

drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Kconfig

···
 	  will be called atp.
 
 config 8139CP
-	tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 C+ PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "RealTek RTL-8139 C+ PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter support"
+	depends on PCI
 	select CRC32
 	select NET_CORE
 	select MII

drivers/net/ethernet/silan/Kconfig

···
 config NET_VENDOR_SILAN
 	bool "Silan devices"
 	default y
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on PCI
 	---help---
 	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y
 	  and read the Ethernet-HOWTO, available from
···
 if NET_VENDOR_SILAN
 
 config SC92031
-	tristate "Silan SC92031 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Silan SC92031 PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter driver"
+	depends on PCI
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on

drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Kconfig

···
 	  Please email feedback to <[e-mail]>.
 
 config CPMAC
-	tristate "TI AR7 CPMAC Ethernet support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && AR7
+	tristate "TI AR7 CPMAC Ethernet support"
+	depends on AR7
 	select PHYLIB
 	---help---
 	  TI AR7 CPMAC Ethernet support

drivers/net/team/Kconfig

···
 menuconfig NET_TEAM
-	tristate "Ethernet team driver support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Ethernet team driver support"
 	---help---
 	  This allows one to create virtual interfaces that teams together
 	  multiple ethernet devices.

drivers/net/usb/Kconfig

···
 	depends on USB && NET
 
 config USB_CATC
-	tristate "USB CATC NetMate-based Ethernet device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "USB CATC NetMate-based Ethernet device support"
 	select CRC32
 	---help---
 	  Say Y if you want to use one of the following 10Mbps USB Ethernet
···
 	  module will be called pegasus.
 
 config USB_RTL8150
-	tristate "USB RTL8150 based ethernet device support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "USB RTL8150 based ethernet device support"
 	select NET_CORE
 	select MII
 	help
···
 
 config USB_NET_CDC_EEM
 	tristate "CDC EEM support"
-	depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on USB_USBNET
 	help
 	  This option supports devices conforming to the Communication Device
 	  Class (CDC) Ethernet Emulation Model, a specification that's easy to
···
 	tristate "Prolific PL-2301/2302/25A1 based cables"
 	# if the handshake/init/reset problems, from original 'plusb',
 	# are ever resolved ... then remove "experimental"
-	depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on USB_USBNET
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
 	  with one of these chips.
···
 	  adapters marketed under the DeLOCK brand.
 
 config USB_NET_RNDIS_HOST
-	tristate "Host for RNDIS and ActiveSync devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on USB_USBNET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Host for RNDIS and ActiveSync devices"
+	depends on USB_USBNET
 	select USB_NET_CDCETHER
 	help
 	  This option enables hosting "Remote NDIS" USB networking links,
···
 
 config USB_KC2190
 	boolean "KT Technology KC2190 based cables (InstaNet)"
-	depends on USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on USB_NET_CDC_SUBSET
 	help
 	  Choose this option if you're using a host-to-host cable
 	  with one of these chips.

drivers/net/wan/Kconfig

···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config CYCLADES_SYNC
-	tristate "Cyclom 2X(tm) cards (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	tristate "Cyclom 2X(tm) cards"
 	depends on WAN_ROUTER_DRIVERS && (PCI || ISA)
 	---help---
 	  Cyclom 2X from Cyclades Corporation <http://www.avocent.com/> is an
···
 	  module will be called cyclomx.
 
 config CYCLOMX_X25
-	bool "Cyclom 2X X.25 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Cyclom 2X X.25 support"
 	depends on CYCLADES_SYNC
 	help
 	  Connect a Cyclom 2X card to an X.25 network.
···
 
 # X.25 network drivers
 config LAPBETHER
-	tristate "LAPB over Ethernet driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	tristate "LAPB over Ethernet driver"
 	depends on LAPB && X25
 	---help---
 	  Driver for a pseudo device (typically called /dev/lapb0) which allows
···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config X25_ASY
-	tristate "X.25 async driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	tristate "X.25 async driver"
 	depends on LAPB && X25
 	---help---
 	  Send and receive X.25 frames over regular asynchronous serial

drivers/pcmcia/Kconfig

···
 	   If unsure, say Y.
 
 config PCMCIA_LOAD_CIS
-	bool "Load CIS updates from userspace (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCMCIA && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Load CIS updates from userspace"
+	depends on PCMCIA
 	select FW_LOADER
 	default y
 	help

drivers/rpmsg/Kconfig

···
-menu "Rpmsg drivers (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+menu "Rpmsg drivers"
 
 # RPMSG always gets selected by whoever wants it
 config RPMSG
 	tristate
 	select VIRTIO
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 
 endmenu

drivers/sbus/char/Kconfig

···
 	  able to upgrade the OBP firmware, say Y here.
 
 config TADPOLE_TS102_UCTRL
-	tristate "Tadpole TS102 Microcontroller support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Tadpole TS102 Microcontroller support"
 	help
 	  Say Y here to directly support the TS102 Microcontroller interface
 	  on the Tadpole Sparcbook 3.  This device handles power-management
···
 	  monitors and mice.
 
 config SUN_JSFLASH
-	tristate "JavaStation OS Flash SIMM (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && SPARC32
+	tristate "JavaStation OS Flash SIMM"
+	depends on SPARC32
 	help
 	  If you say Y here, you will be able to boot from your JavaStation's
 	  Flash memory.

drivers/virtio/Kconfig

···
 menu "Virtio drivers"
 
 config VIRTIO_PCI
-	tristate "PCI driver for virtio devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on PCI && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "PCI driver for virtio devices"
+	depends on PCI
 	select VIRTIO
 	---help---
 	  This drivers provides support for virtio based paravirtual device
···
 	 If unsure, say M.
 
  config VIRTIO_MMIO
- 	tristate "Platform bus driver for memory mapped virtio devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
- 	depends on HAS_IOMEM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Platform bus driver for memory mapped virtio devices"
+	depends on HAS_IOMEM
  	select VIRTIO
  	---help---
  	 This drivers provides support for memory mapped virtio

fs/ceph/Kconfig

···
 config CEPH_FS
-        tristate "Ceph distributed file system (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Ceph distributed file system"
+	depends on INET
 	select CEPH_LIB
 	select LIBCRC32C
 	select CRYPTO_AES

fs/ecryptfs/Kconfig

···
 config ECRYPT_FS
-	tristate "eCrypt filesystem layer support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && KEYS && CRYPTO && (ENCRYPTED_KEYS || ENCRYPTED_KEYS=n)
+	tristate "eCrypt filesystem layer support"
+	depends on KEYS && CRYPTO && (ENCRYPTED_KEYS || ENCRYPTED_KEYS=n)
 	select CRYPTO_ECB
 	select CRYPTO_CBC
 	select CRYPTO_MD5

fs/nilfs2/Kconfig

···
 config NILFS2_FS
-	tristate "NILFS2 file system support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "NILFS2 file system support"
 	select CRC32
 	help
 	  NILFS2 is a log-structured file system (LFS) supporting continuous

fs/xfs/Kconfig

···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config XFS_DEBUG
-	bool "XFS Debugging support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on XFS_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "XFS Debugging support"
+	depends on XFS_FS
 	help
 	  Say Y here to get an XFS build with many debugging features,
 	  including ASSERT checks, function wrappers around macros,

init/Kconfig

···
 menu "General setup"
 
 config EXPERIMENTAL
-	bool "Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers"
-	---help---
-	  Some of the various things that Linux supports (such as network
-	  drivers, file systems, network protocols, etc.) can be in a state
-	  of development where the functionality, stability, or the level of
-	  testing is not yet high enough for general use. This is usually
-	  known as the "alpha-test" phase among developers. If a feature is
-	  currently in alpha-test, then the developers usually discourage
-	  uninformed widespread use of this feature by the general public to
-	  avoid "Why doesn't this work?" type mail messages. However, active
-	  testing and use of these systems is welcomed. Just be aware that it
-	  may not meet the normal level of reliability or it may fail to work
-	  in some special cases. Detailed bug reports from people familiar
-	  with the kernel internals are usually welcomed by the developers
-	  (before submitting bug reports, please read the documents
-	  <file:README>, <file:MAINTAINERS>, <file:REPORTING-BUGS>,
-	  <file:Documentation/BUG-HUNTING>, and
-	  <file:Documentation/oops-tracing.txt> in the kernel source).
-
-	  This option will also make obsoleted drivers available. These are
-	  drivers that have been replaced by something else, and/or are
-	  scheduled to be removed in a future kernel release.
-
-	  Unless you intend to help test and develop a feature or driver that
-	  falls into this category, or you have a situation that requires
-	  using these features, you should probably say N here, which will
-	  cause the configurator to present you with fewer choices. If
-	  you say Y here, you will be offered the choice of using features or
-	  drivers that are currently considered to be in the alpha-test phase.
+	bool
+	default y
 
 config BROKEN
 	bool
···
 
 config POSIX_MQUEUE
 	bool "POSIX Message Queues"
-	depends on NET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on NET
 	---help---
 	  POSIX variant of message queues is a part of IPC. In POSIX message
 	  queues every message has a priority which decides about succession
···
 	  at <http://www.gnu.org/software/acct/>.
 
 config TASKSTATS
-	bool "Export task/process statistics through netlink (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Export task/process statistics through netlink"
 	depends on NET
 	default n
 	help
···
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
 config TASK_DELAY_ACCT
-	bool "Enable per-task delay accounting (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Enable per-task delay accounting"
 	depends on TASKSTATS
 	help
 	  Collect information on time spent by a task waiting for system
···
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
 config TASK_XACCT
-	bool "Enable extended accounting over taskstats (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Enable extended accounting over taskstats"
 	depends on TASKSTATS
 	help
 	  Collect extended task accounting data and send the data
···
 	  Say N if unsure.
 
 config TASK_IO_ACCOUNTING
-	bool "Enable per-task storage I/O accounting (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "Enable per-task storage I/O accounting"
 	depends on TASK_XACCT
 	help
 	  Collect information on the number of bytes of storage I/O which this
···
 	  select this option (if, for some reason, they need to disable it
 	  then swapaccount=0 does the trick).
 config MEMCG_KMEM
-	bool "Memory Resource Controller Kernel Memory accounting (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on MEMCG && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Memory Resource Controller Kernel Memory accounting"
+	depends on MEMCG
 	depends on SLUB || SLAB
 	help
 	  The Kernel Memory extension for Memory Resource Controller can limit
···
 
 config CGROUP_HUGETLB
 	bool "HugeTLB Resource Controller for Control Groups"
-	depends on RESOURCE_COUNTERS && HUGETLB_PAGE && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on RESOURCE_COUNTERS && HUGETLB_PAGE
 	default n
 	help
 	  Provides a cgroup Resource Controller for HugeTLB pages.
···
 
 config CFS_BANDWIDTH
 	bool "CPU bandwidth provisioning for FAIR_GROUP_SCHED"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	depends on FAIR_GROUP_SCHED
 	default n
 	help
···
 
 config RT_GROUP_SCHED
 	bool "Group scheduling for SCHED_RR/FIFO"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	depends on CGROUP_SCHED
 	default n
 	help
···
 	  different IPC objects in different namespaces.
 
 config USER_NS
-	bool "User namespace (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "User namespace"
 	depends on UIDGID_CONVERTED
 	select UIDGID_STRICT_TYPE_CHECKS
 
···
 
 config MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD
 	bool "Forced module unloading"
-	depends on MODULE_UNLOAD && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on MODULE_UNLOAD
 	help
 	  This option allows you to force a module to unload, even if the
 	  kernel believes it is unsafe: the kernel will remove the module

kernel/gcov/Kconfig

···
 config GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
 	bool "Profile entire Kernel"
 	depends on GCOV_KERNEL
-	depends on SUPERH || S390 || X86 || (PPC && EXPERIMENTAL) || MICROBLAZE
+	depends on SUPERH || S390 || X86 || PPC || MICROBLAZE
 	default n
 	---help---
 	This options activates profiling for the entire kernel.

net/9p/Kconfig

···
 	  guest partitions and a host partition.
 
 config NET_9P_RDMA
-	depends on INET && INFINIBAND && INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on INET && INFINIBAND && INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS
 	tristate "9P RDMA Transport (Experimental)"
 	help
 	  This builds support for an RDMA transport.

net/Kconfig

···
 
 config NETWORK_PHY_TIMESTAMPING
 	bool "Timestamping in PHY devices"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	help
 	  This allows timestamping of network packets by PHYs with
 	  hardware timestamping capabilities. This option adds some
···
 
 config NET_TCPPROBE
 	tristate "TCP connection probing"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && PROC_FS && KPROBES
+	depends on INET && PROC_FS && KPROBES
 	---help---
 	This module allows for capturing the changes to TCP connection
 	state in response to incoming packets. It is used for debugging
···
 
 config NET_DROP_MONITOR
 	tristate "Network packet drop alerting service"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL && TRACEPOINTS
+	depends on INET && TRACEPOINTS
 	---help---
 	This feature provides an alerting service to userspace in the
 	event that packets are discarded in the network stack.  Alerts

net/ceph/Kconfig

···
 config CEPH_LIB
-        tristate "Ceph core library (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Ceph core library"
+	depends on INET
 	select LIBCRC32C
 	select CRYPTO_AES
 	select CRYPTO

net/dccp/Kconfig

···
 menuconfig IP_DCCP
-	tristate "The DCCP Protocol (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "The DCCP Protocol"
+	depends on INET
 	---help---
 	  Datagram Congestion Control Protocol (RFC 4340)
 

net/dccp/ccids/Kconfig

···
-menu "DCCP CCIDs Configuration (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+menu "DCCP CCIDs Configuration"
 
 config IP_DCCP_CCID2_DEBUG
 	bool "CCID-2 debugging messages"
···
 	  If in doubt, say N.
 
 config IP_DCCP_CCID3
-	bool "CCID-3 (TCP-Friendly) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "CCID-3 (TCP-Friendly)"
 	def_bool y if (IP_DCCP = y || IP_DCCP = m)
 	---help---
 	  CCID-3 denotes TCP-Friendly Rate Control (TFRC), an equation-based

net/decnet/Kconfig

···
 	  The module is called decnet.
 
 config DECNET_ROUTER
-	bool "DECnet: router support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on DECNET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "DECnet: router support"
+	depends on DECNET
 	select FIB_RULES
 	---help---
 	  Add support for turning your DECnet Endnode into a level 1 or 2

net/decnet/netfilter/Kconfig

···
 #
 
 menu "DECnet: Netfilter Configuration"
-	depends on DECNET && NETFILTER && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on DECNET && NETFILTER
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 
 config DECNET_NF_GRABULATOR

net/ieee802154/Kconfig

···
 config IEEE802154
-	tristate "IEEE Std 802.15.4 Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "IEEE Std 802.15.4 Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks support"
 	---help---
 	  IEEE Std 802.15.4 defines a low data rate, low power and low
 	  complexity short range wireless personal area networks. It was

net/ipv4/Kconfig

···
 
 config TCP_CONG_HSTCP
 	tristate "High Speed TCP"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	Sally Floyd's High Speed TCP (RFC 3649) congestion control.
···
 
 config TCP_CONG_HYBLA
 	tristate "TCP-Hybla congestion control algorithm"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	TCP-Hybla is a sender-side only change that eliminates penalization of
···
 
 config TCP_CONG_VEGAS
 	tristate "TCP Vegas"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	TCP Vegas is a sender-side only change to TCP that anticipates
···
 
 config TCP_CONG_SCALABLE
 	tristate "Scalable TCP"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	Scalable TCP is a sender-side only change to TCP which uses a
···
 
 config TCP_CONG_LP
 	tristate "TCP Low Priority"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	TCP Low Priority (TCP-LP), a distributed algorithm whose goal is
···
 
 config TCP_CONG_VENO
 	tristate "TCP Veno"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	TCP Veno is a sender-side only enhancement of TCP to obtain better
···
 
 config TCP_CONG_YEAH
 	tristate "YeAH TCP"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	select TCP_CONG_VEGAS
 	default n
 	---help---
···
 
 config TCP_CONG_ILLINOIS
 	tristate "TCP Illinois"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	default n
 	---help---
 	TCP-Illinois is a sender-side modification of TCP Reno for
···
 	default "cubic"
 
 config TCP_MD5SIG
-	bool "TCP: MD5 Signature Option support (RFC2385) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "TCP: MD5 Signature Option support (RFC2385)"
 	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_MD5
 	---help---

net/ipv4/netfilter/Kconfig

···
 	  To compile it as a module, choose M here.  If unsure, say N.
 
 config IP_NF_TARGET_CLUSTERIP
-	tristate "CLUSTERIP target support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on IP_NF_MANGLE && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "CLUSTERIP target support"
+	depends on IP_NF_MANGLE
 	depends on NF_CONNTRACK_IPV4
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 	select NF_CONNTRACK_MARK

net/ipv6/Kconfig

···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config IPV6_ROUTE_INFO
-	bool "IPv6: Route Information (RFC 4191) support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on IPV6_ROUTER_PREF && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "IPv6: Route Information (RFC 4191) support"
+	depends on IPV6_ROUTER_PREF
 	---help---
 	  This is experimental support of Route Information.
 
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config IPV6_OPTIMISTIC_DAD
-	bool "IPv6: Enable RFC 4429 Optimistic DAD (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "IPv6: Enable RFC 4429 Optimistic DAD"
 	---help---
 	  This is experimental support for optimistic Duplicate
 	  Address Detection.  It allows for autoconfigured addresses
···
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config IPV6_MIP6
-	tristate "IPv6: Mobility (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "IPv6: Mobility"
 	select XFRM
 	---help---
 	  Support for IPv6 Mobility described in RFC 3775.
···
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config INET6_XFRM_MODE_ROUTEOPTIMIZATION
-	tristate "IPv6: MIPv6 route optimization mode (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "IPv6: MIPv6 route optimization mode"
 	select XFRM
 	---help---
 	  Support for MIPv6 route optimization mode.
···
 	  Saying M here will produce a module called sit. If unsure, say Y.
 
 config IPV6_SIT_6RD
-	bool "IPv6: IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD) (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on IPV6_SIT && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "IPv6: IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6RD)"
+	depends on IPV6_SIT
 	default n
 	---help---
 	  IPv6 Rapid Deployment (6rd; draft-ietf-softwire-ipv6-6rd) builds upon
···
 
 config IPV6_MULTIPLE_TABLES
 	bool "IPv6: Multiple Routing Tables"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	select FIB_RULES
 	---help---
 	  Support multiple routing tables.
···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config IPV6_MROUTE
-	bool "IPv6: multicast routing (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on IPV6 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "IPv6: multicast routing"
+	depends on IPV6
 	---help---
 	  Experimental support for IPv6 multicast forwarding.
 	  If unsure, say N.
···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config IPV6_PIMSM_V2
-	bool "IPv6: PIM-SM version 2 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	bool "IPv6: PIM-SM version 2 support"
 	depends on IPV6_MROUTE
 	---help---
 	  Support for IPv6 PIM multicast routing protocol PIM-SMv2.

net/l2tp/Kconfig

···
 	  will be called l2tp_debugfs.
 
 config L2TP_V3
-	bool "L2TPv3 support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && L2TP
+	bool "L2TPv3 support"
+	depends on L2TP
 	help
 	  Layer Two Tunneling Protocol Version 3
 

net/lapb/Kconfig

···
 #
 
 config LAPB
-	tristate "LAPB Data Link Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "LAPB Data Link Driver"
 	---help---
 	  Link Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB) is the data link layer (i.e.
 	  the lower) part of the X.25 protocol. It offers a reliable

net/mac80211/Kconfig

···
 
 config MAC80211_MESH
 	bool "Enable mac80211 mesh networking (pre-802.11s) support"
-	depends on MAC80211 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on MAC80211
 	---help---
 	 This options enables support of Draft 802.11s mesh networking.
 	 The implementation is based on Draft 2.08 of the Mesh Networking

net/mac802154/Kconfig

···
 config MAC802154
 	tristate "Generic IEEE 802.15.4 Soft Networking Stack (mac802154)"
-	depends on IEEE802154 && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on IEEE802154
 	select CRC_CCITT
 	---help---
 	  This option enables the hardware independent IEEE 802.15.4

net/netfilter/Kconfig

···
 	  If unsure, say `N'.
 
 config NF_CT_PROTO_DCCP
-	tristate 'DCCP protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate 'DCCP protocol connection tracking support'
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 	default IP_DCCP
 	help
···
 	tristate
 
 config NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP
-	tristate 'SCTP protocol connection tracking support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate 'SCTP protocol connection tracking support'
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 	default IP_SCTP
 	help
···
 	  To compile it as a module, choose M here.  If unsure, say N.
 
 config NF_CONNTRACK_SANE
-	tristate "SANE protocol support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "SANE protocol support"
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 	help
 	  SANE is a protocol for remote access to scanners as implemented
···
 
 # transparent proxy support
 config NETFILTER_TPROXY
-	tristate "Transparent proxying support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "Transparent proxying support"
 	depends on IP_NF_MANGLE
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 	help
···
 	this clone be rerouted to another nexthop.
 
 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TPROXY
-	tristate '"TPROXY" target support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate '"TPROXY" target support'
 	depends on NETFILTER_TPROXY
 	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
···
 	  To compile it as a module, choose M here.  If unsure, say N.
 
 config NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TCPOPTSTRIP
-	tristate '"TCPOPTSTRIP" target support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate '"TCPOPTSTRIP" target support'
 	depends on IP_NF_MANGLE || IP6_NF_MANGLE
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 	help
···
 	Official Website: <http://snowman.net/projects/ipt_recent/>
 
 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SCTP
-	tristate  '"sctp" protocol match support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate  '"sctp" protocol match support'
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED
 	default IP_SCTP
 	help
···
 	  <file:Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt>.  If unsure, say `N'.
 
 config NETFILTER_XT_MATCH_SOCKET
-	tristate '"socket" match support (EXPERIMENTAL)'
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate '"socket" match support'
 	depends on NETFILTER_TPROXY
 	depends on NETFILTER_XTABLES
 	depends on NETFILTER_ADVANCED

net/rds/Kconfig

···
 
 config RDS
-	tristate "The RDS Protocol (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "The RDS Protocol"
+	depends on INET
 	---help---
 	  The RDS (Reliable Datagram Sockets) protocol provides reliable,
 	  sequenced delivery of datagrams over Infiniband, iWARP,

net/rxrpc/Kconfig

···
 
 config AF_RXRPC
 	tristate "RxRPC session sockets"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on INET
 	select CRYPTO
 	select KEYS
 	help

net/sctp/Kconfig

···
 #
 
 menuconfig IP_SCTP
-	tristate "The SCTP Protocol (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "The SCTP Protocol"
+	depends on INET
 	depends on IPV6 || IPV6=n
 	select CRYPTO
 	select CRYPTO_HMAC

net/sunrpc/Kconfig

···
 
 config SUNRPC_XPRT_RDMA
 	tristate
-	depends on SUNRPC && INFINIBAND && INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS && EXPERIMENTAL
+	depends on SUNRPC && INFINIBAND && INFINIBAND_ADDR_TRANS
 	default SUNRPC && INFINIBAND
 	help
 	  This option allows the NFS client and server to support

net/tipc/Kconfig

···
 #
 
 menuconfig TIPC
-	tristate "The TIPC Protocol (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on INET && EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "The TIPC Protocol"
+	depends on INET
 	---help---
 	  The Transparent Inter Process Communication (TIPC) protocol is
 	  specially designed for intra cluster communication. This protocol

net/wanrouter/Kconfig

···
 
 config WAN_ROUTER
 	tristate "WAN router (DEPRECATED)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 	  Wide Area Networks (WANs), such as X.25, frame relay and leased
 	  lines, are used to interconnect Local Area Networks (LANs) over vast

net/x25/Kconfig

···
 #
 
 config X25
-	tristate "CCITT X.25 Packet Layer (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL
+	tristate "CCITT X.25 Packet Layer"
 	---help---
 	  X.25 is a set of standardized network protocols, similar in scope to
 	  frame relay; the one physical line from your box to the X.25 network

net/xfrm/Kconfig

···
 	  If unsure, say Y.
 
 config XFRM_SUB_POLICY
-	bool "Transformation sub policy support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on XFRM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Transformation sub policy support"
+	depends on XFRM
 	---help---
 	  Support sub policy for developers. By using sub policy with main
 	  one, two policies can be applied to the same packet at once.
···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config XFRM_MIGRATE
-	bool "Transformation migrate database (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on XFRM && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Transformation migrate database"
+	depends on XFRM
 	---help---
 	  A feature to update locator(s) of a given IPsec security
 	  association dynamically.  This feature is required, for
···
 	  If unsure, say N.
 
 config XFRM_STATISTICS
-	bool "Transformation statistics (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on INET && XFRM && PROC_FS && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Transformation statistics"
+	depends on INET && XFRM && PROC_FS
 	---help---
 	  This statistics is not a SNMP/MIB specification but shows
 	  statistics about transformation error (or almost error) factor
···
 	  Say Y unless you know what you are doing.
 
 config NET_KEY_MIGRATE
-	bool "PF_KEY MIGRATE (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on NET_KEY && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "PF_KEY MIGRATE"
+	depends on NET_KEY
 	select XFRM_MIGRATE
 	---help---
 	  Add a PF_KEY MIGRATE message to PF_KEYv2 socket family.

tools/lguest/lguest.txt

···
 
   You will need to configure your kernel with the following options:
 
-  "General setup":
-     "Prompt for development and/or incomplete code/drivers" = Y
-        (CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y)
-
   "Processor type and features":
      "Paravirtualized guest support" = Y
         "Lguest guest support" = Y
···
 
   "Device Drivers":
      "Block devices"
-        "Virtio block driver (EXPERIMENTAL)" = M/Y
+        "Virtio block driver" = M/Y
      "Network device support"
         "Universal TUN/TAP device driver support" = M/Y
-        "Virtio network driver (EXPERIMENTAL)" = M/Y
+        "Virtio network driver" = M/Y
            (CONFIG_VIRTIO_BLK=m, CONFIG_VIRTIO_NET=m and CONFIG_TUN=m)
 
   "Virtualization"