linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 03/12] crypto: qat - address recursive dependency when fw signing is enabled

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Message-ID: <20150518200100.GY23057@wotan.suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 18 May 2015 22:01:00 +0200
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Cc:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, dhowells@...hat.com, ming.lei@...onical.com,
	seth.forshee@...onical.com, kyle@...nel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org,
	keescook@...omium.org, casey@...aufler-ca.com, tiwai@...e.de,
	mjg59@...f.ucam.org, wireless-regdb@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, jlee@...e.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	Tadeusz Struk <tadeusz.struk@...el.com>,
	John Griffin <john.griffin@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 03/12] crypto: qat - address recursive dependency when
 fw signing is enabled

On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 08:06:35PM +0200, Paul Bolle wrote:
> See, FW_LOADER is 'y' unless EXPERT is set and one goes to the trouble
> of setting FW_LOADER to 'n'. So in the 100+ places where FW_LOADER is
> selected, that is done for, almost always, no immediate benefit.
> Changing those places to use
>     depends on FW_LOADER
> 
> should have no effect, I think. Except for the EXPERT people not wanting
> FW_LOADER. But that would be putting the burden where it belongs, I'd
> say.

Paul, how would you recommend we proceed with this? Should we go ahead and
change all 'select FW_LOADER' to 'depends on' ? If not does this need to be
fixed on kconfig?

 Luis
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