linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] da8xx: Allow use by am33xx based devices

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Date:	Mon, 7 Jan 2013 12:03:16 +0000
From:	"Mohammed, Afzal" <afzal@...com>
To:	"Hiremath, Vaibhav" <hvaibhav@...com>,
	"Manjunathappa, Prakash" <prakash.pm@...com>
CC:	"Valkeinen, Tomi" <tomi.valkeinen@...com>,
	"davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com" 
	<davinci-linux-open-source@...ux.davincidsp.com>,
	"Porter, Matt" <mporter@...com>,
	"linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org" <linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"FlorianSchandinat@....de" <FlorianSchandinat@....de>,
	Koen Kooi <koen@...inion.thruhere.net>,
	Pantelis Antoniou <panto@...oniou-consulting.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Dill, Russ" <russ.dill@...com>,
	"linux-omap@...r.kernel.org" <linux-omap@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] da8xx: Allow use by am33xx based devices

Hi,

On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 13:30:56, Hiremath, Vaibhav wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 12:50:28, Manjunathappa, Prakash wrote:

> > Agreed, should not result in build error. But is it ok to show this option
> > on the platforms which do not have this IP?
> > 
> 
> You can choose to put machine dependency here, as this patch is already 
> doing it. The side-effect of this would be, list may grow and you may have 
> to edit this file everytime.

It seems adding machine dependency is more in line with the
approach adopted in similar cases. As this IP is used only
in 2 arch's and would not in any immediate future go with
other arch's, it would be better not to ask other arch's a
question on whether this driver needs to be selected or not.

Regards
Afzal