linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/4] staging: comedi: Kconfig: menuconfig options should be bool not tristate

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Message-ID: <ADE657CA350FB648AAC2C43247A983F0020698DBD3D0@AUSP01VMBX24.collaborationhost.net>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:16:10 -0500
From:	H Hartley Sweeten <hartleys@...ionengravers.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
	"abbotti@....co.uk" <abbotti@....co.uk>,
	"fmhess@...rs.sourceforge.net" <fmhess@...rs.sourceforge.net>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/4] staging: comedi: Kconfig: menuconfig options should
 be bool not tristate

On Monday, June 18, 2012 4:59 PM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 15, 2012 at 03:20:04PM -0700, H Hartley Sweeten wrote:
>> The menuconfig options to enable the misc, isa, pci, pcmcia, and usb
>> comedi driver selections should be bool not tristate. They don't
>> directly affect the building of the kernel they just allow other
>> options to be selected.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: H Hartley Sweeten <hsweeten@...ionengravers.com>
>> Cc: Ian Abbott <abbotti@....co.uk>
>> Cc: Frank Mori Hess <fmhess@...rs.sourceforge.net>
>> ---
>>  drivers/staging/comedi/Kconfig |   10 +++++-----
>>  1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> This patch breaks the build for me with lots of the following errors:
> ERROR: "subdev_8255_init" [drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7296.ko] undefined!
> ERROR: "subdev_8255_cleanup" [drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adl_pci7296.ko] undefined!

Strange. I just applied only this patch and the build still works
on my system. I don't see any reason why this change of the
menuconfig options from tristate to bool would cause the
problem you are seeing.

I do see a problem in the Kconfig for the adl_pci7296 driver.

Based on the error message above, it requires COMEDI_8255. But that
option is not listed as a depends or select. I noticed a couple other
comedi drivers with the same issue.

Regards,
Hartley



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