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

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Message-ID: <CAB=NE6XizmKMc80rLV9YTZGtEJdZ022+0HNPxXvunp5v4BnCMw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 May 2015 16:05:43 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>,
	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>,
	Seth Forshee <seth.forshee@...onical.com>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	"wireless-regdb@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<wireless-regdb@...ts.infradead.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>, jlee@...e.com,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <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 Tue, May 19, 2015 at 4:03 PM, Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> wrote:
> OK I was wrong.  It should still compile

Right.

> So I guess you only
> need the depends on/select for those that won't work without the
> firmware.

Well that's be true if FW_LOADER was easy to disable, but its not. You
really gotta try hard to disable it. Not only does it require EXPERT
but also EMBEDDED. I think its fair to say if you disable FW_LOADER
you know what you are doing and its fair for us then to remove such
selects or depends. Thoughts?

  Luis
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