linux-kernel - Re: drivers/staging/vme/Kconfig:5:warning: type of 'VME' redefined from 'boolean' to 'tristate'

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Message-ID: <4AAA7AEB.803@gefanuc.com>
Date:	Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:29:31 +0100
From:	Martyn Welch <martyn.welch@...anuc.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux-Next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: drivers/staging/vme/Kconfig:5:warning: type of 'VME' redefined
 from 'boolean' to 'tristate'

Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 04:26:36PM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>   
>> http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/buildresult/1221192/:
>> drivers/staging/vme/Kconfig:5:warning: type of 'VME' redefined from
>> 'boolean' to 'tristate'
>> drivers/staging/vme/Kconfig:5:warning: type of 'VME' redefined from
>> 'boolean' to 'tristate'
>>
>> We already have:
>>
>> arch/m68k/Kconfig:config VME
>> arch/m68k/Kconfig:      bool "VME (Motorola and BVM) support"
>> arch/m68k/Kconfig:        Say Y here if you want to build a kernel for
>> a 680x0 based VME
>>     
>
> Ah, not good.
>
> Are these a board-specific thing?  It's not the "VME bus" is it?
>
> Martyn, maybe we should rename CONFIG_VME to CONFIG_VME_BUS ?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>   
Agreed - Not good.

I'll try and rustle up a patch ASAP, but it might not be until Monday 
now - I unfortunately have a rather busy weekend. I'm more than happy 
with CONFIG_VME_BUS if someone beats me to it.

Martyn

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