linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for December 8 (drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig:422:error: recursive dependency detected!)

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Date:	Wed, 8 Dec 2010 11:12:51 +0100
From:	Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...glemail.com>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc:	Corentin Chary <corentin.chary@...il.com>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for December 8 (drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig:422:error:
 recursive dependency detected!)

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:53 AM, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 10:12 +0100, Corentin Chary wrote:
>>
>> I don't really see how it's a recursive dependency, but maybe it's
>> time to clean this KConfig.
>> What is our current policy about that ?
>>
>> I think we should *depends* on important subsystem (ACPI, INPUT, ...)
>> and select obscure things so
>> that the driver does not get lost if you don't enable the leds.
>
> A better policy is: "NEVER USE SELECT".

Yes, confirmed (see my patch to MLs).

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