linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -next] ata: PATA_ARASAN

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Date:	Tue, 24 May 2011 09:08:50 +0530
From:	viresh kumar <viresh.kumar@...com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
Cc:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	"linux-ide@...r.kernel.org" <linux-ide@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	"linux-next@...r.kernel.org" <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] ata: PATA_ARASAN_CF depends on DMADEVICES

On 05/23/2011 09:51 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>>> >>  config PATA_ARASAN_CF
>>> >>  	tristate "ARASAN CompactFlash PATA Controller Support"
>>> >> +	depends on DMADEVICES
>>> >>  	select DMA_ENGINE
>> > 
>> > Randy,
>> > 
>> > I think we can also remove this "select DMA_ENGINE" line.
> In that case, the newly added "depends on" line is not needed either,
> since the "select DMA_ENGINE" is what causes the kconfig warning message.
> 

Some sort of dependency must be present as PATA_ARASAN is using DMAENGINE
routines and it will not compile unless DMA_ENGINE is enabled.

So, depends on DMADEVICES will solve all these issues.

-- 
viresh
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