Re: [PATCH] KBUILD: Extend "menuconfig" for modules to simplifyKconfig file.

[Randy Dunlap]

On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 13:31:32 -0400 (EDT) Robert P. J. Day wrote:

> 
> Given that the init/Kconfig file uses a "menuconfig" directive for
> modules already, might as well wrap all the submenu entries in an "if"
> to toss all those dependencies.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert P. J. Day <rpjday@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Looks good to me.  and tested.

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>


> ---
> 
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> index 7e6dae1..b678803 100644
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -845,9 +845,10 @@ menuconfig MODULES
> 
>  	  If unsure, say Y.
> 
> +if MODULES
> +
>  config MODULE_FORCE_LOAD
>  	bool "Forced module loading"
> -	depends on MODULES
>  	default n
>  	help
>  	  Allow loading of modules without version information (ie. modprobe
> @@ -856,7 +857,6 @@ config MODULE_FORCE_LOAD
> 
>  config MODULE_UNLOAD
>  	bool "Module unloading"
> -	depends on MODULES
>  	help
>  	  Without this option you will not be able to unload any
>  	  modules (note that some modules may not be unloadable
> @@ -875,7 +875,6 @@ config MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD
> 
>  config MODVERSIONS
>  	bool "Module versioning support"
> -	depends on MODULES
>  	help
>  	  Usually, you have to use modules compiled with your kernel.
>  	  Saying Y here makes it sometimes possible to use modules
> @@ -886,7 +885,6 @@ config MODVERSIONS
> 
>  config MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL
>  	bool "Source checksum for all modules"
> -	depends on MODULES
>  	help
>  	  Modules which contain a MODULE_VERSION get an extra "srcversion"
>  	  field inserted into their modinfo section, which contains a
> @@ -898,11 +896,12 @@ config MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL
> 
>  config KMOD
>  	def_bool y
> -	depends on MODULES
>  	help
>  	  This is being removed soon.  These days, CONFIG_MODULES
>  	  implies CONFIG_KMOD, so use that instead.
> 
> +endif # MODULES
> +
>  config STOP_MACHINE
>  	bool
>  	default y


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~Randy
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