linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] iio: add titles to some Kconfig symbols

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Date:   Sat, 26 Sep 2020 16:59:25 +0100
From:   Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
To:     Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>
Cc:     <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <lars@...afoo.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] iio: add titles to some Kconfig symbols

On Thu, 24 Sep 2020 14:17:55 +0300
Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com> wrote:

> For some embedded systems, a workflow involving external kernel modules
> that implement IIO devices is more practical than working with in-tree
> sources. However, there are number of features in the IIO KConfig that can
> only be switched on by enabling a particular sensor.
> 
> This came as a request a few years back:
>    https://github.com/analogdevicesinc/linux/issues/140
> 
> This patch implements that request.
> 
> After a quick run-through the iio Kconfig files, 4 seem to be useful to add
> titles to.
> i.e. IIO_TRIGGERED_EVENT, IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER, IIO_BUFFER_DMAENGINE &
> IIO_BUFFER_DMA.
> 
> It's possible that for some out-of-tree drivers this could be useful.
I'm not particular keen on changes to support out of tree stuff, but
these are so trivial there is effectively 0 cost to doing it

Hence, series applied to the togreg branch of iio.git and pushed out
as testing for the autobuilders to find out if I'm wrong :)

Thanks,

Jonathan

> 
> Alexandru Ardelean (3):
>   iio: dma-buffer: Kconfig: Provide titles for IIO DMA Kconfig symbols
>   iio: Kconfig: Provide title for IIO_TRIGGERED_EVENT symbol
>   iio: buffer: Kconfig: add title for IIO_TRIGGERED_BUFFER symbol
> 
>  drivers/iio/Kconfig        |  2 +-
>  drivers/iio/buffer/Kconfig | 10 +++++-----
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>