linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Introduce "uses" keyword

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Date:   Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:30:55 -0300
From:   Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>
To:     Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/2] Kconfig: Introduce "uses" keyword

On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 11:33:33AM -0400, Nicolas Pitre wrote:
> > > No. There is no logic in restricting MTD usage based on CRAMFS or 
> > > CRAMFS_MTD.
> > 
> > Ah, I got it backwards, maybe this:
> > 
> > config CRAMFS
> >    depends on MTD if CRAMFS_MTD
> > 
> > ?
> 
> Still half-backward. CRAMFS should not depend on either MTD nor
> CRAMFS_MTD.

Well, I would view this the same as all the other cases.. the CRAMFS
module has an optional ability consume symbols from MTD.  Here that is
controlled by another 'CRAMFS_MTD' selection, but it should still
settle it out the same way as other cases like this - ie CRAMFS is
restricted to m if MTD is m

Arnd's point that kconfig is acyclic does kill it though :(

> It is CRAMFS_MTD that needs both CRAMFS and MTD.
> Furthermore CRAMFS_MTD can't be built-in if MTD is modular.

CRAMFS_MTD is a bool feature flag for the CRAMFS tristate - it is
CRAMFS that can't be built in if MTD is modular.

Jason