linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] [MMC] Driver for TI FlashMedia card reader

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Date:	Thu, 21 Sep 2006 07:54:56 +0200
From:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
To:	Alex Dubov <oakad@...oo.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [MMC] Driver for TI FlashMedia card reader - Kconfig/Makefile
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Alex Dubov wrote:
>
> I kind of fail to follow here. Do you want to switch TIFM_CORE -> MMC_TIFM_SD dependency into
> MMC_TIFM_SD -> TIFM_CORE + TIFM_7XX1 one? It may be slightly more convenient for users (even
> though most are using pre-compiled kernels provided by distribution), but will be logically
> incorrect, doesn't it? And then, what will become of memorystick driver?
>
>   

No no, I want a change from "depends" to "select". That symbolises the
same dependency, but it has slightly different semantics (which it
probably shouldn't, but that's another discussion). With "depends", a
config entry is hidden if its dependencies aren't satisfied. With
"select", it will forcefully enable those dependencies.

>From a user point of view, the former requires knowledge of how all of
these things hangs together (which is expecting a bit much), but the
latter will automatically pull in all the components needed to build the
option the user selects (which is how dependencies should work IMO).

Rgds
Pierre


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