linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: misc: Remove MISC

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Message-ID: <CAOMZO5AO8TBm+C8LX97j=0SHUXEfcqb+VykBZhu8-ruazWD_3A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 24 Jan 2012 01:17:44 -0200
From:	Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gwingerde@...il.com,
	larry.finger@...inger.net, davem@...emloft.net,
	bhutchings@...arflare.com, arnd@...db.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Fabio Estevam <fabio.estevam@...escale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: misc: Remove MISC_DEVICES config option

On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 3:03 AM, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com> wrote:

> Then remove that selection.  Nothing should be depending on a misc
> driver,

Yes, this is the exact issue that this patch tries to solve.

Currently all of these are dependent on MISC_DEVICES being set.

source "drivers/misc/c2port/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/cb710/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/iwmc3200top/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/ti-st/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/lis3lv02d/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/carma/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/altera-stapl/Kconfig"

With the patch applied it is possible to select all the drivers above
and we don't need to select MISC_DEVICES.

Regards,

Fabio Estevam
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