Re: [rfc] fix Kconfig, hotplug_cpu is needed for swsusp

[Roman Zippel]

Hi,

On Thu, 30 Mar 2006, Sam Ravnborg wrote:

> Roman is the one to addrress this.
> Roman?
> 
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 01:01:37PM +1000, Nigel Cunningham wrote:
> > Hi Sam.
> > 
> > A bunch of us were discussing an issue this morning, and came across the 
> > problem that selects don't seem to be enforced in choice menus. To give a 
> > concrete example, a couple of us tried to make CONFIG_SOFTWARE_SUSPEND select 
> > CONFIG_X86_GENERICARCH. After enabling SOFTWARE_SUSPEND, we want back to the 
> > subarchitecture menu, and could still select other subarches. Is this by 
> > design?

Yes, kconfig is supposed to be deterministic. Imagine two options each 
select a choice option, which would create an inconsistent configuration, 
so it's not allowed in first place.

bye, Roman
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