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SubjectRe: [2.6 patch] select FW_LOADER -> depends HOTPLUG
On Tue, Aug 10, 2004 at 02:24:47AM +0200, Roman Zippel wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, 9 Aug 2004, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
>
> > No - kconfig gets it wrong.
> > When selecting a config option kconfig shall secure that
> > 'depends on' are evaluated also for the selected symbol.
>
> Which dependencies? select was more intended to select symbols without a
> prompt (it's dependency would be simply 'n'). The selected symbol can also
> have multiple prompts, how should these dependencies be merged?
> The current select is intentionally simple, so the calculation is
> straightforward. Anything more complex I have to completely rethink the
> behaviour between depencies and selects, e.g. something like this:
>
> A ---selects----> C ---selects----> D
> B --depends on--> --depends on--> E
>
> If you want to change the behaviour of select how will it change the
> behaviour of the other dependencies and selects?
>...

The current usage of select in the kernel covers many select's of
symbols that actually have a prompt.

I assume Sam thinks in the direction to let a symbol inherit the
dependencies off all symbols it selects.

E.g. in

config A
depends on B

config C
select A


C should be treated as if it would depend on B.


> bye, Roman

cu
Adrian

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