linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] drivers: use 'depends on MFD_SYSCON' instead of 'select MFD

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Date:   Sun, 25 Feb 2018 14:13:20 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-clk@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm Mailing List <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        USB <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] drivers: use 'depends on MFD_SYSCON' instead of
 'select MFD_SYSCON'

On Sat, Feb 24, 2018 at 4:50 PM, Masahiro Yamada
<yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com> wrote:

> Also, make MFD_SYSCON 'default y' because some defconfig files may
> rely on someone select's MFD_SYSCON.

I'm not sure this is right thing to do. You basically imply that there
always a user of it.


-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko