linux-kernel - Re: Can ARM use drivers/Kconfig [Was: Kconfig: Source "drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig" for ARCH=arm]

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Date:	Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:31:24 +0000
From:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
Cc:	Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: Can ARM use drivers/Kconfig [Was: Kconfig: Source "drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig" for ARCH=arm]

On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 08:20:00PM +0100, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 05, 2008 at 06:42:52PM +0300, Al Boldi wrote:
> > 
> > From: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
> > 
> > Source "drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig" for ARCH=arm.
> > 
> > 
> > Cc: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
> > Cc: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
> > Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> > Signed-off-by: Al Boldi <a1426z@...ab.com>
> > 
> > ---
> > 
> > --- 23.a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > +++ 23.b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> > @@ -1049,6 +1049,8 @@ source "drivers/hid/Kconfig"
> >  
> >  source "drivers/usb/Kconfig"
> >  
> > +source "drivers/usb/gadget/Kconfig"
> > +
> >  source "drivers/mmc/Kconfig"
> >  
> >  source "drivers/rtc/Kconfig"
> 
> What is preventing ARM from using drivers/Kconfig?
> That a better fix IMO.

Not everything in drivers/ is suitable for every ARM configuration.  It
was felt at the time better for ARM to remain separate because people
didn't want to pollute drivers/Kconfig with the ARM specific conditionals.

(mtd is conditional because it's not supported on ARM CPUs without
alignment trap support.)

-- 
Russell King
 Linux kernel    2.6 ARM Linux   - http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/
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