linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rtc: jz4740: Drop dependency on MACH

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Date:   Mon, 20 Aug 2018 21:50:02 +0200
From:   Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To:     Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
Cc:     Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>, od@...c.me,
        linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rtc: jz4740: Drop dependency on MACH_INGENIC

On 20/08/2018 21:18:17+0200, Paul Cercueil wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Le lun. 20 août 2018 à 21:12, Alexandre Belloni
> <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com> a écrit :
> > On 20/08/2018 20:07:16+0200, Paul Cercueil wrote:
> > >  Depending on MACH_INGENIC prevent us from creating a generic kernel
> > > that
> > >  works on more than one MIPS board. Instead, we just depend on MIPS
> > > being
> > >  set.
> > 
> > Maybe you could consider dropping the whole dependency as we already
> > know it will build on every architecture.
> 
> Well, I didn't really want the Kconfig option to show on the menu when
> compiling for non-MIPS, since it's only ever useful there.
> 
> Should I drop the dependency then?
> 

No, I don't mind.

-- 
Alexandre Belloni, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering
https://bootlin.com