linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] m68k: Remove references to obsolete CONFIG

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Date:	Thu, 17 Nov 2011 22:05:41 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Cc:	linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Kosina <trivial@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k: Remove references to obsolete CONFIG_SERIAL167

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 20:53, Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl> wrote:
> > But please keep SERIAL_CONSOLE.
>
> Why do you care about SERIAL_CONSOLE? If it's only really used by
> AMIGA_BUILTIN_SERIAL why shouldn't we rename it to
> AMIGA_BUILTIN_SERIAL_CONSOLE?

Because SERIAL_CONSOLE is a universal platform-independent symbol.
Other arches have it as well (but less than in the past).

As soon as m68k gets a new serial driver, it will be used by 2 drivers again.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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