linux-kernel - Re: [patch v3] x86/platform/mellanox: introduce support for Mellanox systems platform

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Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2016 01:23:07 +0200 (CEST)
From:   Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To:     Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@...lanox.com>
cc:     mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        geert@...ux-m68k.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, kvalo@...eaurora.org,
        mchehab@...nel.org, linux@...ck-us.net, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org,
        jiri@...nulli.us
Subject: Re: [patch v3] x86/platform/mellanox: introduce support for Mellanox
 systems platform

On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, vadimp@...lanox.com wrote:
> +config MLX_PLATFORM
> +	tristate "Mellanox Technologies platform support"
> +	depends on X86_64
> +	depends on X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM

I can understand those, but

> +	depends on DMI
> +	depends on I2C_MLXCPLD
> +	depends on I2C_MUX_REG

these should be simply selected. I really hate to find all the dependencies
and fiddle in a gazillion of menuconfig leafs just to get that stuff
compiled.

Thanks,

	tglx