linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: freescale: Add helper dependency on COMPILE

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Date:   Thu, 23 Sep 2021 19:17:16 -0300
From:   Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>
To:     Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@...du.com>
Cc:     Dong Aisheng <aisheng.dong@....com>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        GPIO SUBSYSTEM <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: freescale: Add helper dependency on COMPILE_TEST

Hi Cai,

On Fri, Sep 17, 2021 at 11:26 PM Cai Huoqing <caihuoqing@...du.com> wrote:

> > I am not sure why you need the && OF, as we have a "select PINCTRL_IMX",
> > that already depends on OF.
> No, it's just an invalid dependency. PINCTRL_IMX can be selected without OF

I don't understand your statement.

>From drivers/pinctrl/freescale/Kconfig:

config PINCTRL_IMX
      tristate
      depends on OF

So PINCTRL_IMX depends on OF, which means that it can only be selected
when CONFIG_OF=y.