Re: disabling CONFIG_LED_CLASS (SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK)

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Wed Oct 14 2020 - 04:08:57 EST


On Wed, 14 Oct 2020 09:54:59 +0200,
Pavel Machek wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> > >>> I.e.: it looks like I will lose some funcionality when I disable
> > >>> SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK.
> > >>
> > >> OK. At present you can't have it both ways, i.e., SND_HDA_CODEC_REALTEK
> > >> with no LEDS. That driver apparently wants LEDS.
> > >
> > > Thanks but why have I gone for years without LEDS?
> > > I do not need LEDS, I do not want LEDS, I do not have LEDS (that are
> > > visible, usable, etc).
> > >
> > > Please make this selectable instead of forcing more bulk into my
> >> kernel.
>
> LED core is not that big, and this avoided some rather "interesting"
> hacks IIRC. If Udo wants more config complexity, lets first make him
> measure the benefits, second submit a patch.
>
> But I'd suggest to just live with it.
>
> And yes, we should probably get rid of "CONFIG_NEW_LEDS" symbol. That
> one is actually useless.

IIRC, this was needed for the reverse selection of CONFIG_LEDS_CLASS
and co. But if it's really useless, I'll happily delete it.


thanks,

Takashi