linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] spi-nor: intel-spi: Remove EXPERT dependency

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a2g=efOe+ysEjB1Lrq2FJvUDMymDz7X15WpHmTd2My09Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Oct 2017 12:03:07 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@...il.com>
Cc:     Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>,
        Cyrille Pitchen <cyrille.pitchen@...ev4u.fr>,
        linux-mtd <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Stefan Roese <sr@...x.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] spi-nor: intel-spi: Remove EXPERT dependency

On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 9:40 AM, Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@...il.com> wrote:
> The idea to have the intel-spi driver dependent on EXPERT was exactly
> because we did not want ordinary users playing with the device and
> inadvertently overwrite their BIOSes (if it is not protected). This
> seems to be superfluous hence remove it.
>
> Suggested-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Signed-off-by: Bin Meng <bmeng.cn@...il.com>

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Thansk for cleaning this up!