Re: [2.6 patch] always enable FW_LOADER unless EMBEDDED=y

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>]

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 09:24:50AM -0700, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 07:04:08PM +0300, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > James Bottomley recently discovered that we have 
> > {request,release}_firmware() dummies for the case of the actual 
> > functions not being available and has a fix for the bug that was 
> > actually causing build errors for built-in users with 
> > CONFIG_FW_LOADER=m.
> > 
> > But now missing selects on FW_LOADER are no longer visible at 
> > compile-time at all and can become runtime problems.
> > 
> > FW_LOADER is infrastructure with relatively small codesize we can 
> > safely enable for everyone, and only for people who really need small 
> > kernels (and can be expected to know what they are doing) it matters 
> > being able to disable it.
> > 
> > This patch therefore always sets FW_LOADER=y and allows users only to 
> > disable it with EMBEDDED=y.
> > 
> > As a bonus, we can then get rid of all "select FW_LOADER" plus the due 
> > to it required "depends on HOTPLUG" which removes some complexity from 
> > our Kconfig files.
> 
> Well, we can't get rid of that if EMBEDDED is set, right?

No, if EMBEDDED is set and HOTPLUG is not set you will not be able to
enable FW_LOADER (the "depends on HOTPLUG" for FW_LOADER has to stay, 
but all the options that currently select FW_LOADER no longer need the 
dependency).

> You sent this as an RFC before, I thought people said to just fix up all
> of the dependancies with drivers that needed FW_LOADER to be enabled,
> that would be easier, right?

As far as I know there were zero answers to my RFC.

What are you referring to?

> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h

cu
Adrian

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