Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] char: xillybus: Move class-related functions to new xillybus_class.c

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 01:02:04PM +0200, Eli Billauer wrote:
> On 21/03/21 14:24, Greg KH wrote:
> > > +config XILLYBUS_CLASS
> > > >  +	tristate
> > > >  +
> > > >    config XILLYBUS
> > > >    	tristate "Xillybus generic FPGA interface"
> > > >    	depends on PCI || OF
> > > >    	select CRC32
> > > >  +	select XILLYBUS_CLASS
> > depends on, do not select.
> > 
> XILLYBUS and XILLYBUS_PCIE are currently enabled as M in several Linux
> distributions. Making them depend on, rather than select XILLYBUS_CLASS is
> likely to disable the driver in those distributions.

That's not an issue here, depends-on will allow those distros to also
enable this option.

But wait, why is this a separate option at all?  Shouldn't the class
code just be part of the "core" XILLYBUS code anyway?

thanks,

greg k-h