linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: never 'select DMI' from a driver

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20160229231922.GL7499@dvhart-mobl5.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Mon, 29 Feb 2016 15:19:22 -0800
From:	Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: never 'select DMI' from a driver

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 03:13:54PM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 3:07 PM, Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org> wrote:
> > On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 07:46:58AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> >> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 4:13 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> >> > CONFIG_DMI is a user-selectable Kconfig symbol that some drivers
> >> > depend on. As part of a recent patch, other drivers started
> >> > adding a 'select' for the same symbol, which now causes
> >> > a recursive dependency:
> >>
> >> Darren, it may make sense for you to fold the DELL_LAPTOP change in.
> >
> > Andy, I didn't quite follow you. Are you referring to this patch from Arnd, or
> > from the dell-smbios series from Michał?
> >
> > I'm planning on merging both (Michał's is pending a v5).
> >
> 
> I meant to fold the "select DMI" -> "depends on DMI" for DELL_WMI into my patch.

Of course. Obvious in retrospect. :-)

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center