linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] gpio: Change ISA_BUS

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Date:   Tue, 2 Jan 2018 10:18:03 +0100
From:   Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:     William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com>
Cc:     "Maciej S. Szmigiero" <mail@...iej.szmigiero.name>,
        linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org, linux-iio@...r.kernel.org,
        LINUXWATCHDOG <linux-watchdog@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] gpio: Change ISA_BUS_API dependency to selection

On Thu, Dec 28, 2017 at 5:02 PM, William Breathitt Gray
<vilhelm.gray@...il.com> wrote:

> The ISA_BUS_API Kconfig option enables the compilation of the ISA bus
> driver. The ISA bus driver does not perform any hardware interaction,
> and is instead just a thin layer of software abstraction to eliminate
> boilerplate code common to ISA-style device drivers. Since ISA_BUS_API
> has no dependencies and does not jeopardize the integrity of the system
> when enabled, drivers should select it when the ISA bus driver
> functionality is needed.
>
> Cc: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
> Signed-off-by: William Breathitt Gray <vilhelm.gray@...il.com>

Patch applied.

Yours,
Linus Walleij