linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] mfd: remove CONFIG_MFD

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Message-ID: <20110915154611.GF32263@sortiz-mobl>
Date:	Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:46:11 +0200
From:	Samuel Ortiz <sameo@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>, Luciano Coelho <coelho@...com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	matti.j.aaltonen@...ia.com, johannes@...solutions.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mchehab@...radead.org,
	linux-media@...r.kernel.org, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] mfd: remove CONFIG_MFD_SUPPORT

Hi Arnd,

On Fri, Sep 02, 2011 at 04:43:36PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> We currently have two symbols to control compilation the MFD subsystem,
> MFD_SUPPORT and MFD_CORE. The MFD_SUPPORT is actually not required
> at all, it only hides the submenu when not set, with the effect that
> Kconfig warns about missing dependencies when another driver selects
> an MFD driver while MFD_SUPPORT is disabled. Turning the MFD submenu
> back from menuconfig into a plain menu simplifies the Kconfig syntax
> for those kinds of users and avoids the surprise when the menu
> suddenly appears because another driver was enabled that selects this
> symbol.
So I applied this one, thanks a lot.

Cheers,
Samuel.

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