linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: asus-wmi: add SERIO

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Message-ID: <20161012210233.GA127258@f23x64.localdomain>
Date:   Wed, 12 Oct 2016 23:04:10 +0200
From:   Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Oleksij Rempel <linux@...pel-privat.de>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] platform/x86: asus-wmi: add SERIO_I8042 dependency

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 09:31:40PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> A recent bugfix added a call to i8042_install_filter but did
> not add the dependency, leading to possible link errors:
> 
> drivers/platform/built-in.o: In function `asus_nb_wmi_quirks':
> asus-nb-wmi.c:(.text+0x23af): undefined reference to `i8042_install_filter'
> 
> This adds a dependency on SERIO_I8042||SERIO_I8042=n to indicate
> that we can build the driver when the i8042 driver is disabled,
> but it cannot be built-in when that is a loadable module.
> 
> Fixes: b5643539b825 ("platform/x86: asus-wmi: Filter buggy scan codes on ASUS Q500A")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Thanks again Arnd, queued to testing. Will try to include in a pull request
within the merge window, but travel may push it out to early next week if
connectivity or travel goes south.

> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> index 9756c8354b37..6bca28472605 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -576,6 +576,7 @@ config ASUS_WMI
>  config ASUS_NB_WMI
>  	tristate "Asus Notebook WMI Driver"
>  	depends on ASUS_WMI
> +	depends on SERIO_I8042 || SERIO_I8042 = n
>  	---help---
>  	  This is a driver for newer Asus notebooks. It adds extra features
>  	  like wireless radio and bluetooth control, leds, hotkeys, backlight...
> -- 
> 2.9.0
> 
> 

-- 
Darren Hart
Intel Open Source Technology Center