linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 00/27] gpio: Allow compile test of GPIO consumers if !GPIOLIB

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Date:	Tue, 12 May 2015 12:20:15 +0200
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc:	Alexandre Courbot <gnurou@...il.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/27] gpio: Allow compile test of GPIO consumers if !GPIOLIB

On Tue, May 5, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:

>         Hi all,
>
> The GPIO subsystem provides dummy GPIO consumer functions if GPIOLIB is
> not enabled. Hence drivers that depend on GPIOLIB, but use GPIO consumer
> functionality only, can still be compiled if GPIOLIB is not enabled.
>
> This patch series relaxes the dependencies on GPIOLIB if COMPILE_TEST is
> enabled, where appropriate:
>   - Patches 1-2 add missing dependencies on GPIOLIB || COMPILE_TEST,
>   - Patches 3-27 relax existing dependencies on GPIOLIB.
> In some cases (patches 1,2, and 4), this required adding a missing
> include (<linux/gpio/consumer.h>), as this may not be included if
> asm-generic/gpio.h is not used.
>
> There are a few more drivers that depend on GPIOLIB and that may be
> eligible for COMPILE_TEST. These I didn't handle yet, as I couldn't
> enable them with m68k/all{mod,yes}config due to other dependencies.
>
> This series is against v4.1-rc2 and next-20150505 with the exception of
> patch 21, which has an additional dependency (mentioned in the patch
> itself, incl. resolution instructions if the dependency isn't
> satisified).

FWIW: the series:
Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>

Yours,
Linus Walleij
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