linux-kernel - Re: Make OLPC camera driver depend on x86.

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Date:	Tue, 12 Dec 2006 12:42:10 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Alan <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Cc:	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Make OLPC camera driver depend on x86.

On Tue, Dec 12, 2006 at 05:40:55PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
 > >  > > -	depends on I2C && VIDEO_V4L2
 > >  > > +	depends on I2C && VIDEO_V4L2 && X86_32
 > >  > 
 > >  > Any particular reason why?
 > > 
 > > Just seemed odd to be offered the option when I was building
 > > an ia64 kernel given its extremely unlikely to ever appear there.
 > 
 > It means we catch portability bugs early and people changing core code
 > catch problems even if their platform is not X86_32. The practice for
 > almost all out drivers is thus not to put in arch dependancies unless
 > they genuinely do not build on arbitary platforms.
 > 
 > NAK

Given this could in theory turn up in USB form one day, and some
lunatic may actually plug one into an ia64, I see your point.
Unlikely, but feasible.

		Dave

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