Re: Just a thought: Kconfig & architecture command
From: Roman Zippel (zippel_at_linux-m68k.org)
Date: 01/07/04
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Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2004 03:34:24 +0100 (CET) To: Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@iguana.be>
Hi,
On Sat, 3 Jan 2004, Wim Van Sebroeck wrote:
> Lett me give a simple example: the sa1100 watchdog driver only works for
> the sa1100 architecture. In Kconfig this could then look like:
> -Kconfig------------------------------------------------------------------
> config SA1100_WATCHDOG
> tristate "SA1100 watchdog"
> architecture ARCH_SA1100
> depends on WATCHDOG
> help
> Watchdog timer embedded into SA11x0 chips. This will reboot your
> system when timeout is reached.
> NOTE, that once enabled, this timer cannot be disabled.
>
> To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
> module will be called sa1100_wdt.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Â
> The advantage is that you could source driver directory's more easily in
> a lott of architectures (without having to copy general pieces in every
> seperate architecture-dependant Kconfig file, like we do know for sun,
> sh, ...).
I don't really see the need for another keyword, which is basically only
an alias. The ARCH_ prefix already says that it's an arch symbol and you
can already have multiple depends lines (which are connected via '&&'), so
you don't need to mix the arch dependecies with the other dependencies.
bye, Roman
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