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Date:   Fri, 28 Jul 2017 07:07:51 -0700
From:   Jason Gerecke <killertofu@...il.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>
CC:     Jason Gerecke <jason.gerecke@...om.com>,
        Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: wacom: add USB_HID dependency

On July 28, 2017 6:18:00 AM PDT, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
>The driver has gained a compile-time dependency that we should
>express in Kconfig to avoid this link error:
>

Would conditional compilation be an acceptable alternative to adding a dependency? The USB_HID code is only used to check if the driver is working with a USB device. With USB_HID disabled, there's no need for the check so there's no need for the dependency.

>drivers/hid/wacom_sys.o: In function `wacom_parse_and_register':
>wacom_sys.c:(.text+0x2eec): undefined reference to `usb_hid_driver'
>
>Fixes: 09dc28acaec7 ("HID: wacom: Improve generic name generation")
>Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>---
> drivers/hid/Kconfig | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
>diff --git a/drivers/hid/Kconfig b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
>index 3cd60f460b61..0a3117cc29e7 100644
>--- a/drivers/hid/Kconfig
>+++ b/drivers/hid/Kconfig
>@@ -924,7 +924,7 @@ config HID_UDRAW_PS3
> 
> config HID_WACOM
> 	tristate "Wacom Intuos/Graphire tablet support (USB)"
>-	depends on HID
>+	depends on USB_HID
> 	select POWER_SUPPLY
> 	select NEW_LEDS
> 	select LEDS_CLASS


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