linux-kernel - Re: [uClinux-dev] [PATCH 3/3] mtd/maps: uclinux: do not allow to be built as a module

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Date:	Wed, 10 Jun 2009 12:34:18 +1000
From:	Greg Ungerer <gerg@...pgear.com>
To:	uClinux development list <uclinux-dev@...inux.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	uclinux-dist-devel@...ckfin.uclinux.org,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [uClinux-dev] [PATCH 3/3] mtd/maps: uclinux: do not allow to
 be	built as a module


Mike Frysinger wrote:
> There isn't any benefit to building the uClinux MTD map as a module as the
> rootfs it requires in order to actually be usable is appended to the
> kernel image, not the module.  No known system builds it this way either,
> so change the option to "bool".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
> CC: Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>
> CC: Greg Ungerer <gerg@...inux.org>

Acked-by: Greg Ungerer <gerg@...inux.org>


> CC: uclinux-dev@...inux.org
> CC: linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org
> ---
>  drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig |    2 +-
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
> index 82923bd..907873b 100644
> --- a/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/mtd/maps/Kconfig
> @@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ config MTD_BFIN_ASYNC
>  	  If compiled as a module, it will be called bfin-async-flash.
>  
>  config MTD_UCLINUX
> -	tristate "Generic uClinux RAM/ROM filesystem support"
> +	bool "Generic uClinux RAM/ROM filesystem support"
>  	depends on MTD_PARTITIONS && MTD_RAM && !MMU
>  	help
>  	  Map driver to support image based filesystems for uClinux.

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