netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/3] WAN Kconfig: change "depends on HDLC" to "select"

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Date:	Mon, 7 May 2007 03:44:37 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Roman Zippel <zippel@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, Russell King <rmk@....linux.org.uk>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.arm.linux.org.uk
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] WAN Kconfig: change "depends on HDLC" to "select"

Hi,

On Mon, 7 May 2007, Krzysztof Halasa wrote:

> Allow enabling WAN drivers without selecting generic HDLC first,
> HDLC will be selected automatically.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig
> index 8897f53..3a2fe82 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig
> @@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ comment "X.25/LAPB support is disabled"
>  
>  config PCI200SYN
>  	tristate "Goramo PCI200SYN support"
> -	depends on HDLC && PCI
> +	depends on PCI
> +	select HDLC
>  	help
>  	  Driver for PCI200SYN cards by Goramo sp. j.
>  

What's the advantage? The HDLC option is directly before this?

bye, Roman
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