linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/8 resend] dw_dmac: Remove compilation dependency from AVR32

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Date:	Thu, 3 Mar 2011 09:49:09 +0530
From:	Shiraz Hashim <shiraz.hashim@...com>
To:	Viresh KUMAR <viresh.kumar@...com>
Cc:	"Koul, Vinod" <vinod.koul@...el.com>,
	"dan.j.williams@...el.com" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
	Linus WALLEIJ <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>,
	amitgoel <amit.goel@...com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Armando VISCONTI <armando.visconti@...com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8 resend] dw_dmac: Remove compilation dependency from
 AVR32

On Thu, Mar 03, 2011 at 11:42:42AM +0800, Viresh KUMAR wrote:
> On 03/02/2011 10:16 PM, Koul, Vinod wrote:
> > On Mon, 2011-02-28 at 16:11 +0530, Viresh Kumar wrote:

[...]

> >>  drivers/dma/Kconfig |    1 -
> >>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/drivers/dma/Kconfig b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
> >> index 1c28816..95c7db7 100644
> >> --- a/drivers/dma/Kconfig
> >> +++ b/drivers/dma/Kconfig
> >> @@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ config INTEL_IOP_ADMA
> >>  
> >>  config DW_DMAC
> >>  	tristate "Synopsys DesignWare AHB DMA support"
> >> -	depends on AVR32
> > Shouldn't you be adding a corresponding depends on new arch? And since
> > this supports old arch as well, it should say depends on both...
> 
> Why should this driver be dependent on ARM or AVR32? It can be present
> on any other arch too.. So i thought removing this dependency all together
> is better.

There could be a dependency on HAVE_CLK as it uses clock APIs.

-- 
regards
Shiraz
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