linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] [CPUFREQ] make ACPI P-state cpufreq drivers depend on CONFIG_CPU

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Message-ID: <20091118000817.GA1855@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:08:18 -0500
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Alex Chiang <achiang@...com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, cpufreq@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] [CPUFREQ] make ACPI P-state cpufreq drivers depend
 on CONFIG_CPU_FREQ


 > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
 > index f138c6c..ca40a9f 100644
 > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
 > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/cpufreq/Kconfig
 > @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ comment "CPUFreq processor drivers"
 >  config X86_ACPI_CPUFREQ
 >  	tristate "ACPI Processor P-States driver"
 >  	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 > -	depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR
 > +	depends on ACPI_PROCESSOR && CPU_FREQ
 >  	help
 >  	  This driver adds a CPUFreq driver which utilizes the ACPI
 >  	  Processor Performance States.
 > @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ config X86_POWERNOW_K6
 >  config X86_POWERNOW_K7
 >  	tristate "AMD Mobile Athlon/Duron PowerNow!"
 >  	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 > -	depends on X86_32
 > +	depends on X86_32 && CPU_FREQ
 >  	help
 >  	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for mobile AMD K7 mobile processors.
 >  
 > @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ config X86_POWERNOW_K7_ACPI
 >  config X86_POWERNOW_K8
 >  	tristate "AMD Opteron/Athlon64 PowerNow!"
 >  	select CPU_FREQ_TABLE
 > -	depends on ACPI && ACPI_PROCESSOR
 > +	depends on ACPI && ACPI_PROCESSOR && CPU_FREQ
 >  	help
 >  	  This adds the CPUFreq driver for K8/K10 Opteron/Athlon64 processors.
 
This doesn't make sense, as this whole file is guarded with

if CPU_FREQ
...
endif

The dependancy has to be true, or you wouldn't ever see these options.

	Dave

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