Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 11 Oct 2006 05:56:29 +0200 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Add Kconfig dependency !VT for VIOCONS |
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On Tue, Oct 10, 2006 at 09:10:04AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:55:34 +0200 Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 02:34:37PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > > On Fri, 6 Oct 2006 13:00:07 -0700 Judith Lebzelter wrote: > > > > > > > Actually, this gets rid of the CONFIG_VIOCONS from my .config, but > > > > then I get another warning when I build: > > > > > > > > Warning! Found recursive dependency: VT VIOCONS VT > > > > > > > > Can anyone suggest something? > > > > > > I think that your patch is mostly good/correct, but one more line > > > is needed on the VT side: a deletion. > > > > > > This works for me: > > > > > > From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> > > > > > > Make allmodconfig .config build successfully by making VIOCONS > > > available only if VT=n. VT need not check VIOCONS. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> > > > --- > > > arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig | 2 +- > > > drivers/char/Kconfig | 1 - > > > 2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > > > --- linux-2619-rc1g2.orig/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig > > > +++ linux-2619-rc1g2/arch/powerpc/platforms/iseries/Kconfig > > > @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ menu "iSeries device drivers" > > > depends on PPC_ISERIES > > > > > > config VIOCONS > > > - tristate "iSeries Virtual Console Support (Obsolete)" > > > + tristate "iSeries Virtual Console Support (Obsolete)" if !VT > > > help > > >... > > > config VT > > > bool "Virtual terminal" if EMBEDDED > > > > With this dependency on EMBEDDED, you could as well simply remove > > VIOCONS... > > > > > select INPUT > > > - default y if !VIOCONS > > > > Removing the "default y" is wrong. > > Oops, yes, agreed. > > I don't see a way (using: make ARCH=powerpc iseries_defconfig, > which wants to enable VIOCONS) to prevent VT from being enabled > so that VIOCONS can be enabled.
With iseries_defconfig, CONFIG_VT is not enabled.
> However, since VIOCONS is marked (Obsolete) and since the powerpc > people don't comment on this patch & problem, maybe Judith is the > only person who cares.
allmodconfig turns on CONFIG_EMBEDDED.
> ~Randy
cu Adrian
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