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    SubjectRe: [PATCH] drivers: misc: Remove MISC_DEVICES config option
    On 01/05/2012 05:45 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
    > On 01/05/2012 12:49 PM, Fabio Estevam wrote:
    >> MISC_DEVICES option alone does not select any kernel code and can cause dependency build warnings, such as:
    >>
    >> warning: (KS8851&& AX88796_93CX6&& RTL8180&& RTL8187&& ADM8211&& RT2400PCI&& RT2500PCI&& RT61PCI&& RT2800PCI&& R8187SE) selects EEPROM_93CX6 which has unmet direct dependencies (MISC_DEVICES)
    >>
    >> Remove MISC_DEVICES option so that any dependency on this symbol is avoided.
    >
    > I thought that one purpose of MISC_DEVICES was to allow anyone to disable all
    > options under it with one click (or keystroke), but since several drivers now
    > "select MISC_DEVICES", that does not work.
    >
    > I would like to be able to disable all MISC_DEVICES, but since that
    > does not currently function, this change is OK with me.

    All of the drivers in the above list select *only* one driver in the
    MISC_DEVICES category. If that one were moved outside of MISC_DEVICES, most, if
    not all,problems would go away.

    Larry


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