linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/4] mtd: lpc32xx_slc: Select AMBA

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Message-ID: <CAAAP30HE++jF084LZbG+yMgddKtwqUAwVxuiXr4RPD0B4-H_8A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 27 Jun 2012 16:49:54 -0300
From:	Alexandre Pereira da Silva <aletes.xgr@...il.com>
To:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
Cc:	Roland Stigge <stigge@...com.de>, dedekind1@...il.com,
	linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, devicetree-discuss@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	dwmw2@...radead.org, kevin.wells@....com, srinivas.bakki@....com,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, hechtb@...glemail.com,
	lars@...afoo.de, b32955@...escale.com, leiwen@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4] mtd: lpc32xx_slc: Select AMBA_PL08X in Kconfig

On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:30 PM, Russell King - ARM Linux
<linux@....linux.org.uk> wrote:
> Well, the DMA engine API gets stubbed out when no DMA engine is selected,
> so I'm not sure why spi-pl022 needs all those ifdefs (yes, you may wish
> to do that if you want to shrink your driver private struct size.)
>
> Provided the driver is capable of working without DMA engine, I don't see
> any reason what so ever to make that driver select or depend on DMA engine
> stuff.

Ok, so this one can be dropped.

It was proposed because of an build error in the past, but it's not
happening anymore.
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