linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] ACPI: Fix build errors due objects compiled unconditionally

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Message-ID: <56378D05.3030602@osg.samsung.com>
Date:	Mon, 2 Nov 2015 17:19:17 +0100
From:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
To:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
	linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] ACPI: Fix build errors due objects compiled
 unconditionally

Hello,

On 10/13/2015 01:36 AM, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> If the CONFIG_ACPI Kconfig symbol is not enabled and a partial build is
> attempted (make M=drivers/acpi), compile errors will happen due missing
> types and identifiers.
> 
> This is because objects are tried to be built unconditionally even when
> CONFIG_ACPI is not enabled. This is usually not a problem since arches'
> Kconfig sources drivers/acpi/Kconfig directly and also selects ACPI but
> the Makefile should conditionally build the objects as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
> 

Any comments about this patch?

Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America
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