Re: [2.6 patch] select for drivers/media

From: Roman Zippel
Date: Mon Sep 29 2003 - 14:18:57 EST


Hi,

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Michael Hunold wrote:

> So here it comes: The idea is to allow the user to basically select
> everything. If a subsystem or utitlity stuff is needed (NET, INET, PCI, USB, I2C)
> it's selected automatically.

Please don't use select for something like PCI or NET, if e.g. PCI is not
selected no pci driver should be visible or you annoy users which don't
have a pci bus, but have to wade through thousands of nonrelevant drivers.

bye, Roman

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