linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2 5/6] x86: add CONFIG_ARM

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Message-Id: <201207021658.27755.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Mon, 2 Jul 2012 16:58:27 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Cc:	Alessandro Rubini <rubini@...dd.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	giancarlo.asnaghi@...com, alan@...ux.intel.com,
	linux@....linux.org.uk, x86@...nel.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2 5/6] x86: add CONFIG_ARM_AMBA, selected by STA2X11

On Sunday 01 July 2012, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 
> There is no problem with adding ARM or !X86 dependencies to drivers
> now and fixing them later or as required.

Right, but if the fix is trivial (e.g. missing #include statement), it's
usually better to just fix the code.

Also, in many cases it's possible to say specifically what some code depends
on. E.g. if a driver uses clk_get/clk_put, it should depend on CLKDEV_LOOKUP,
not on !X86.

	Arnd
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