linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vt: remove superfluous CONFIG_HW

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Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2024 23:21:33 -0800
From: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org,
	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
	Helge Deller <deller@....de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org,
	linux-fbdev@...r.kernel.org, dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vt: remove superfluous CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE

On Mon, Jan 08, 2024 at 02:41:02PM +0100, Lukas Bulwahn wrote:
> The config HW_CONSOLE is always identical to the config VT and is not
> visible in the kernel's build menuconfig. So, CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE is
> redundant.
> 
> Replace all references to CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE with CONFIG_VT and remove
> CONFIG_HW_CONSOLE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@...il.com>
> ---
> I think this patch is best picked up by Greg rather than splitting it
> in smaller pieces for m68k, amiga keyboard, fbdev etc.
> 
> Greg, if that is fine, could you pick this for the next merge window?
> 
> I was also considering to rename config VT_HW_CONSOLE_BINDING to
> VT_CONSOLE_BINDING, as the dependency is on VT, not HW_CONSOLE, but
> at the moment, that seemed more churn than value of clarification.
> 
>  arch/m68k/amiga/config.c        | 2 +-
>  drivers/input/keyboard/amikbd.c | 6 +++---

Acked-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry