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Message-ID: <CAGhQ9VzWBq=gqHhkhfm+2MwaOHDzLKDLo8v1CJX3N-xiZnCv=g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 20 Aug 2015 08:58:37 +0200
From:	Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.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 Kconfig a tristate

On 19 August 2015 at 23:48, 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.
>
> When targetting orphaned modular code in non-modular drivers, this
> came up.  Joachim indicated that the driver was actually meant to
> be tristate but ended up bool by accident.  So here we make it
> tristate instead of removing the modular code that was essentially
> orphaned.
>
> Suggested-by: Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> Cc: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>
> Cc: Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>
> Cc: linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>

Acked-by: Joachim Eastwood <manabian@...il.com>

Build tested as a module on lpc18xx.

Thanks for fixing it Paul.


regards,
Joachim Eastwood
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