linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] HID: Fix the Kconfig option for generic device handling

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1206251537190.18612@pobox.suse.cz>
Date:	Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:38:40 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
To:	Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
Cc:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>, linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] HID: Fix the Kconfig option for generic device
 handling

On Fri, 22 Jun 2012, Henrik Rydberg wrote:

> The generic HID driver is obviously not a special driver, so move
> it outside of the special drivers menu. Explain the usage and make
> the default follow the HID setting. This should simplify migration
> from older kernels.
> 
> Reported-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>
> Signed-off-by: Henrik Rydberg <rydberg@...omail.se>
> ---
> Hi Jiri,
> 
> As pointed out by Jan Beulich, the generic hid driver Kconfig option
> is confusing. This patch ought to fix most of the concerns. For 3.5.

The change makes sense. I'd however propose to perhaps unify 
CONFIG_HID_SUPPORT and CONFIG_HID, while we are at it ... ?

Thanks,

-- 
Jiri Kosina
SUSE Labs
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