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SubjectRe: Kconfig circular dependency question
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On Sun, 2014-04-06 at 14:49 -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> A kernel build is reporting the following:
>
> net/rfkill/Kconfig:4:error: recursive dependency detected!
> net/rfkill/Kconfig:4: symbol RFKILL is selected by R8723AU
> drivers/staging/rtl8723au/Kconfig:1: symbol R8723AU depends on USB
> drivers/usb/Kconfig:41: symbol USB is selected by MOUSE_APPLETOUCH
> drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig:162: symbol MOUSE_APPLETOUCH depends on INPUT
> drivers/input/Kconfig:8: symbol INPUT is selected by ACPI_CMPC
> drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig:635: symbol ACPI_CMPC depends on RFKILL

I must be having a slow day, but how should this be parsed to see the
recursive dependency?

> What is the recommended way to avoid this circularity? Of course, R8723AU could
> select USB rather than depending on it, but that does not seem quite right.

Thanks,


Paul Bolle



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