linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] drivers/tty: make serial 8250

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Message-ID: <20150815001632.GA20581@kroah.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Aug 2015 17:16:32 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] drivers/tty: make serial 8250_lpc18xx.c explicitly
 non-modular

On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 02:05:44AM -0400, Paul Gortmaker wrote:
> [Re: [PATCH 5/5] drivers/tty: make serial 8250_lpc18xx.c explicitly non-modular] On 10/08/2015 (Mon 20:42) Joachim Eastwood wrote:
> 
> > Hi Paul,
> > 
> > On 9 August 2015 at 02:51, Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com> wrote:
> > > The Kconfig currently controlling compilation of this code is:
> > >
> > > 8250/Kconfig:config SERIAL_8250_LPC18XX
> > > 8250/Kconfig:        bool "NXP LPC18xx/43xx serial port support"
> > >
> > > ...meaning that it currently is not being built as a module by anyone.
> > >
> > > Lets remove the modular code that is essentially orphaned, so that
> > > when reading the driver there is no doubt it is builtin-only.
> > 
> > The bool in KConfig is more or less a copy-paste mistake on my side. I
> > really meant for this driver to be buildable as module and it builds
> > just fine with 'm'.
> > 
> > Want me send a patch changing it to tristate or will you handle it?
> 
> I will do a v2 in the next day or so with collected ACKs and this patch
> replaced, unless Greg jumps in and indicates he'd like something
> different.

Nope, that would be fine with me, thanks.

greg k-h
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