Re: [PATCH] extcon: Remove CONFIG_EXTCON_MODULE config to fix buildbreak

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 01:32:27PM +0900, Chanwoo Choi wrote:
> This patch modify 'Kconfig' of EXTCON Subsystem to support either
> active or inactive of EXTCON Subsystem. The various subsystem refer
> to EXTCON subsystem for controlling external connector, so core class
> of EXTCON should be included in kernel image. If EXTCON subsystem is
> builded with MODULE, other subsystem have build break because of
> linking the core class of EXTCON.

Then something else is wrong, as the extcon_class code should be able to
be built as a module.  Don't load up systems with kernel code that they
don't need (think of distro kernels that have to build everything.)

So no, please fix the real problem here, I will not take this patch,
sorry.

greg k-h
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