linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 17/17] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #2]

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Message-ID: <20060830231225.GR18276@stusta.de>
Date:	Thu, 31 Aug 2006 01:12:25 +0200
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>
To:	Stefan Richter <stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de>
Cc:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 17/17] BLOCK: Make it possible to disable the block layer [try #2]

On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 12:50:03AM +0200, Stefan Richter wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> >USB_STORAGE switched from a depending on SCSI to select'ing SCSI three 
> >years ago, and ATA in 2.6.19 will also select SCSI for a good reason:
> >
> >When doing anything kconfig related, you must always remember that the 
> >vast majority of kconfig users are not kernel hackers.
> 
> I agree with that.
> But multi-level dependencies are a show-stopper at the moment.

config IEEE1394_SBP2
        tristate "SBP-2 support (Harddisks etc.)"
        depends on IEEE1394 && BLOCK && (PCI || BROKEN)
        select SCSI

should work fine.

> Stefan Richter

cu
Adrian

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