linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP: Conditionally compile counter

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Message-ID: <50B36B81.4010709@elettra.trieste.it>
Date:	Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:15:45 +0100
From:	Alessio Igor Bogani <alessio.bogani@...ttra.trieste.it>
To:	Igor Grinberg <grinberg@...pulab.co.il>
CC:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>, linux-omap@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ARM: OMAP: Conditionally compile counter_32k

Hi Igor,

On 26/11/2012 13:02, Igor Grinberg wrote:
> On 11/26/12 11:28, Alessio Igor Bogani wrote:
[...]
>>   # Common support
>> -obj-y := sram.o dma.o fb.o counter_32k.o
>> +obj-y := sram.o dma.o fb.o
>>   obj-m :=
>>   obj-n :=
>>   obj-  :=
>>
>> +obj-$(CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER) += counter_32k.o
>
> We are moving away from this config option in favor of runtime detection,

Well, I'll be happy when it'll happen.

> Why do you need this?

Because until now the build system doesn't honour the config file. 
Indeed it builds that source code file also when I set 
CONFIG_OMAP_32K_TIMER to n.

The runtime detection isn't a good excuse for doesn't make the build 
system working like users expect.

Ciao,
Alessio
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