linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] hwmon: Allow to compile dell-smm-hwmon driver without /proc/i8k

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Date:	Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:38:50 +0200
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:	Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Jean Delvare <jdelvare@...e.de>,
	Steven Honeyman <stevenhoneyman@...il.com>,
	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	Jochen Eisinger <jochen@...guin-breeder.org>,
	Gabriele Mazzotta <gabriele.mzt@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, lm-sensors@...sensors.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] hwmon: Allow to compile dell-smm-hwmon driver
 without /proc/i8k

On Sun, Mar 29, 2015 at 02:57:39PM +0200, Pali Rohár wrote:
> This patch splits CONFIG_I8K compile option to SENSORS_DELL_SMM and CONFIG_I8K.
> Option SENSORS_DELL_SMM is now used to enable compilation of dell-smm-hwmon
> driver and old CONFIG_I8K option to enable /proc/i8k interface in driver.
> 
> So this change allows to compile dell-smm-hwmon driver without legacy /proc/i8k
> interface which is needed only for old Dell Inspirion models or for userspace
> i8kutils package.
> 
> For backward compatibility when CONFIG_I8K is enabled then also SENSORS_DELL_SMM
> is enabled and so driver dell-smm-hwmon (with /proc/i8k) is compiled.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig               |   25 +++----
>  drivers/hwmon/Kconfig          |   11 +++
>  drivers/hwmon/Makefile         |    2 +-
>  drivers/hwmon/dell-smm-hwmon.c |  150 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
>  4 files changed, 106 insertions(+), 82 deletions(-)

This doesn't apply to 4.1-rc1, so I can't apply this series now.  Can
you respin it and resend?

thanks,

greg k-h
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