linux-kernel - [PATCH] char: nvram: disable on ARM

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Date:   Tue,  6 Feb 2018 23:05:34 +0100
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH] char: nvram: disable on ARM

/dev/nvram was never meant to be used alongside the RTC CMOS driver from
drivers/rtc as it already expose the NVRAM through another interface..
Anyway, the last defconfig to enable it properly was removed in 2010 so
prevent ARM users from selecting it.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
---
 drivers/char/Kconfig | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
index c28dca0c613d..9bcac927cfd0 100644
--- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ source "drivers/char/hw_random/Kconfig"
 
 config NVRAM
 	tristate "/dev/nvram support"
-	depends on ATARI || X86 || (ARM && RTC_DRV_CMOS) || GENERIC_NVRAM
+	depends on ATARI || X86 || GENERIC_NVRAM
 	---help---
 	  If you say Y here and create a character special file /dev/nvram
 	  with major number 10 and minor number 144 using mknod ("man mknod"),
-- 
2.15.1