linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] CONFIG_TELCLOCK depends on X86

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.62.0610171010030.15288@pademelon.sonytel.be>
Date:	Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:11:36 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Development <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mark Gross <mark.gross@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] CONFIG_TELCLOCK depends on X86

On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:59:43 +0200 (CEST)
> Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org> wrote:
> 
> > The telecom clock driver for MPBL0010 ATCA SBC depends on X86
> > 
> 
> But it compiles on other architectures (doesn't it?)
> 
> And perhaps sometime the hardware will be available on other architectures.
> 
> And there's benefit in being able to compile drivers on other architectures
> - sometimes it will catch bugs.
> 
> IOW: what is the reason for making this change?

It does ISA I/O accesses and failed to build for most m68k platforms.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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