linux-kernel - Re: select is evil: another reason

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Date:	Thu, 10 May 2007 10:57:35 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Michael Schmitz <schmitz@...l.biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>
To:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
cc:	Linux Kernel List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Timur Tabi <timur@...escale.com>,
	Michael Schmitz <schmitz@...l.biophys.uni-duesseldorf.de>
Subject: Re: select is evil: another reason

On Wed, 9 May 2007, Russell King wrote:

> drivers/net/Kconfig:2279:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'UCC_GETH' refers to undefined symbol 'UCC_FAST'
> drivers/input/keyboard/Kconfig:170:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'KEYBOARD_ATARI' refers to undefined symbol 'ATARI_KBD_CORE'
> drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig:161:warning: 'select' used by config symbol 'MOUSE_ATARI' refers to undefined symbol 'ATARI_KBD_CORE'
>
> The select statements are in generic Kconfig files.  The symbols they
> are selecting are in arch-private Kconfig files.  Don't do that -
> those symbols are undefined for other architectures.
>
> If you must do that then do:
>
>  config ATARI_KBD_CORE
>  	bool
> +	default y if KEYBOARD_ATARI || MOUSE_ATARI
>
> in our m68k Kconfig file, and in arch/powerpc/sysdev/qe_lib/Kconfig:

Will fix. Thanks for reporting this.

	Michael

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