linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MIPS: remove USB_EHCI_BIG_ENDIAN_{DESC,MMIO} depends on architecture symbol

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Date:	Thu, 2 May 2013 10:25:05 +0200
From:	Jonas Gorski <jogo@...nwrt.org>
To:	eunb.song@...sung.com
Cc:	"ralf@...ux-mips.org" <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	"linux-mips@...ux-mips.org" <linux-mips@...ux-mips.org>,
	florian@...nwrt.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: remove USB_EHCI_BIG_ENDIAN_{DESC,MMIO} depends on
 architecture symbol

On Thu, May 2, 2013 at 9:39 AM, EUNBONG SONG <eunb.song@...sung.com> wrote:
>
> This patch removes the architecture specific symbols which prevent these
> configuration symbols from being selected by platforms/architectures requiring it.
> I reference commit 9296d94d83649e1c2f25c87dc4ead9c2ab073305.

These are selects and don't prevent anyone else from also selecting
them. If you look at your referenced commit, you see it removed the
/depends/, not the selects. It actually added selects to several
platforms. Platforms are supposed to select them if they need them.


Jonas
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