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

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Message-Id: <200801052309.25027.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Sat, 5 Jan 2008 23:09:24 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Russell King <rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, 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 Saturday 05 January 2008, Russell King wrote:
> 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.

We made drivers/Kconfig work for s390 in the meantime, which is far more
special than arm in this regard, so I think you should try to give it
another go.

What are the main obstacles on arm that prevent you from building these
drivers?

	Arnd <><
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