linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.19-rc5: where can I select INPUT?

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Date:	Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:28:41 +0000
From:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Andrey Borzenkov <arvidjaar@...l.ru>
Cc:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.19-rc5: where can I select INPUT?

On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 03:18:41PM +0300, Andrey Borzenkov wrote:
> On Saturday 11 November 2006 14:25, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > The rationale is that it usually doesn't make sense for users to disable
> > INPUT, and allowing it tends to cause some confusion.
> 
> I do not want to disable it. I want to make it module (OK it has the same 
> rationale - if you need it anyway why you do want to make it module etc). 
> This should be possible according to help text. It does not work. Direct 
> editing of .config silently reverts it back to y instead of m.

Welcome to the wonderful world of the 'select' kconfig statement.

config VT
        bool "Virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED
        select INPUT
        default y if !VIOCONS

This means if VT is selected, INPUT has to be 'y'.

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
 maintainer of:  2.6 Serial core
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