linux-kernel - Re: on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET)

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Date:	Wed, 12 Jan 2011 17:15:40 -0500
From:	Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu
To:	Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>, linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Zimny Lech <napohybelskurwysynom2010@...il.com>
Subject: Re: on builds/randconfigs (was: [PATCH -next] thermal: depends on NET)

On Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:58:26 EST, Len Brown said:

> Kconfig select needs to be fixed so that it is not possible to
> select something if that something's dependencies are not met.

Amen to that. Got bit by that in the CONFIG_XT_MATCH_REALM thread, it was
trying to do a select on NET_CLS_ROUTE, which depended on NET_SCHED which was
unset...


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