linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for Feb 13 (virtio

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Date:	Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:06:51 +1100
From:	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for Feb 13 (virtio_console)

Hi Rusty,

On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:30:37 +1030 Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote:
>
> This looks like an impossible config.  CONFIG_VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y, but
> CONFIG_HVC_DRIVER isn't set.
> 
> From drivers/char/Kconfig:
> 
>         config VIRTIO_CONSOLE
>         	tristate "Virtio console"
>         	depends on VIRTIO

This also has "&& TTY" in -next (not actually relevant)

>         	select HVC_DRIVER

Its weird, but since CONFIG_TTY is not set (see the config), the
HVC_DRIVER symbol is not even visible, so I suspect that the above select
does nothing :-(  But also, I can't see how VIRTIO_CONSOLE could be set
in the first place since TTY is not set.

(cc'ing some more people) (this is a randconfig that has TTY=n,
HVC_DRIVER=n, but VIRTIO_CONSOLE=y)
-- 
Cheers,
Stephen Rothwell                    sfr@...b.auug.org.au

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