linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: CONFIG_EFI should select CONFIG

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Message-ID: <4DF0E584.2030101@zytor.com>
Date:	Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:23:48 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>
CC:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: CONFIG_EFI should select CONFIG_RELOCATABLE

On 06/09/2011 07:41 AM, Peter Jones wrote:
>>
>> Can we make this a depends on instead of select?
> 
> Seems weird to me - when you're configuring the kernel, you're more likely
> to know that you want EFI than to remember that that requires relocation.
> 

Yes, but "select" is handled very poorly by Kconfig.

	-hpa
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