Re: [v4l-dvb-maintainer] 2.6.25 regression: VIDEO_DEV=y/m, I2C=ncompile error

From: Adrian Bunk
Date: Mon Jan 28 2008 - 07:12:36 EST


On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 09:49:12AM -0200, Mauro Carvalho Chehab wrote:
> > Maybe the kernel headers should provide a couple macros for testing
> > configs, since people get it wrong over and over again?
> >
> > #define CONFIG_ON(x) (defined(CONFIG_##x) || defined(CONFIG_##x##_MODULE))
> > #define CONFIG_AVAIABLE(x) (defined(CONFIG_##x) || (defined(MODULE) && defined(CONFIG_##x##_MODULE)))
>
> Seems a good idea to me.
> >
> > Not sure what to do about VIDEO_DEV=y, I2C=m. It should be possible except
> > for this function.
>
> I don't see much sense on allowing v4l2-common being in-kernel, while having
> I2C as module. Also, creating a separate module for just a single function
> seems to be overkill.
>
> IMO, in this specific case, v4l2-common should also be a module. Not sure,
> however,the better syntax on Kconfig. Once, someone suggested a very weird
> syntax, like:
>
> depends on I2C if I2C

Why does anyone want to introduce such a weird syntax for something
that already works with the simple

depends on I2C || I2C=n

?

> Cheers,
> Mauro

cu
Adrian

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