linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Make AMBA a menuconfig to ease disabling it all

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Message-ID: <20170414114713.GH17774@n2100.armlinux.org.uk>
Date:   Fri, 14 Apr 2017 12:47:13 +0100
From:   Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Make AMBA a menuconfig to ease disabling it all

On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 01:39:32PM +0200, Vincent Legoll wrote:
> No need to get into the submenu to disable all AMBA-related config entries
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vincent Legoll <vincent.legoll@...il.com>

This patch is completely incorrect - it removes the ARM_AMBA symbol which
is used elsewhere, thereby breaking every AMBA device in the kernel.

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