linux-kernel - Re: Kconfig 'depend' vs. 'select'

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Date:	Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:54:14 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bunk@...nel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Kconfig 'depend' vs. 'select'

From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:13:19 +0300

> The non-modular is only true for "bool selects tristate".
> 
> You are talking about things like:
> 
> config IWL4965_LEDS
>         bool "Enable LEDS features in iwl4965 driver"
>         select LEDS_CLASS
> 
> The problem here is that from a kconfig perspective IWL4965_LEDS could 
> as well be an own driver you want for some reason non-modular.
> 
> The solution is to do the following instead:
> 
> config IWL4965
>         tristate "Intel Wireless WiFi 4965AGN"
> 	select LEDS_CLASS if IWL4965_LEDS

Ok, thanks Adrian.
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