linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [v2] Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional dependencies

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Message-ID: <Zc4W0lXFq7xysTF4@bergen.fjasle.eu>
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2024 14:51:14 +0100
From: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
To: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>,
	Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
	Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v2] Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional
 dependencies

On Thu 15 Feb 2024 22:40:46 GMT, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 15, 2024 at 9:39 PM Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu> 
> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon 25 Sep 2023 16:06:41 GMT, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > > On Mon, Sep 18, 2023 at 4:20 AM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> > > >
> > > > This problem frequently comes up in randconfig testing, with
> > > > drivers failing to link because of a dependency on an optional
> > > > feature.
> > > >
> > > > The Kconfig language for this is very confusing, so try to
> > > > document it in "Kconfig hints" section.
> > > >
> > > > Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@...hat.com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>
> > > > Reviewed-by: Nicolas Schier <nicolas@...sle.eu>
> > > > Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> > > > ---
> > > > v2: fix typos pointed out by Nicolas Schier
> > >
> > >
> > > Applied to linux-kbuild. Thanks.
> >
> > Hi Masahiro,
> >
> > this patch seems to got lost, or did you intentionally removed it
> > again?
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Nicolas
> 
> 
> 
> Oh?
> 
> I can see it in the mainline.

ups, I'm sorry for the noise.  You are right, I had an heavily 
out-dated tree at hand and wasn't aware of it ...

Kind regards,
Nicolas

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