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

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Message-ID: <20110609153538.GA29274@srcf.ucam.org>
Date:	Thu, 9 Jun 2011 16:35:38 +0100
From:	Matthew Garrett <mjg@...hat.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: CONFIG_EFI should select CONFIG_RELOCATABLE

On Thu, Jun 09, 2011 at 08:23:48AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 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.

I think it's safe in this case.

-- 
Matthew Garrett | mjg59@...f.ucam.org
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