linux-kernel - Kconfig include order of drivers/misc

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Date:	Mon, 9 Oct 2006 14:15:52 -0500 (CDT)
From:	Brent Casavant <bcasavan@....com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	rubini@...ion.unipv.it, oakad@...oo.com, masbock@...ibm.com,
	sascha@...chahauer.de, bunk@...sta.de, ankita@...ibm.com
Subject: Kconfig include order of drivers/misc

Hello,

I am contemplating a patch which would move the drivers/sn/ioc4.c code
into drivers/misc, as the SGI IOC4 device may soon not be limited to
operation on the SGI SN2 platform.  However, to maintain proper Kconfig
dependency ordering, this will require me to move drivers/misc before
drivers/ide in the drivers/Kconfig file.

My examination of this change seems to indicate this should not cause
any problems for the drivers hosted under drivers/misc, however I wanted
to run it by those who have recently (i.e. since "git" began hosting
the Linux source) touched the drivers/misc/Kconfig file.

Do any of you anticipate a problem with the following change?

Thanks,
Brent

diff --git a/drivers/Kconfig b/drivers/Kconfig
index 263e86d..f394634 100644
--- a/drivers/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ source "drivers/pnp/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/block/Kconfig"

+# misc before ide - BLK_DEV_SGIIOC4 depends on SGI_IOC4
+
+source "drivers/misc/Kconfig"
+
 source "drivers/ide/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/scsi/Kconfig"
@@ -52,8 +56,6 @@ source "drivers/w1/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/hwmon/Kconfig"

-source "drivers/misc/Kconfig"
-
 source "drivers/mfd/Kconfig"

 source "drivers/media/Kconfig"

-- 
Brent Casavant                          All music is folk music.  I ain't
bcasavan@....com                        never heard a horse sing a song.
Silicon Graphics, Inc.                    -- Louis Armstrong
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