Re: [PATCH -next] cpc-usb: fix PROC_FS dependency

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri May 22 2009 - 12:34:21 EST


Randy Dunlap wrote:
> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The proper way to check for and enforce a kconfig symbol
> dependency is via Kconfig files, not by using #error in
> a source file followed by 9 other compile errors.
>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Sebastian Haas <haas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/staging/cpc-usb/Kconfig | 2 +-
> drivers/staging/cpc-usb/cpc-usb_drv.c | 10 +---------
> 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> --- linux-next-20090522.orig/drivers/staging/cpc-usb/cpc-usb_drv.c
> +++ linux-next-20090522/drivers/staging/cpc-usb/cpc-usb_drv.c
> @@ -27,12 +27,8 @@
> #include <linux/completion.h>
> #include <asm/uaccess.h>
> #include <linux/usb.h>
> -
> #include <linux/version.h>
> -
> -#ifdef CONFIG_PROC_FS
> -# include <linux/proc_fs.h>
> -#endif
> +#include <linux/proc_fs.h>
>
> #include "cpc.h"
>
> @@ -57,10 +53,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");
> #define USB_CPCUSB_M16C_PRODUCT_ID 0x0888
> #define USB_CPCUSB_LPC2119_PRODUCT_ID 0x0444
>
> -#ifndef CONFIG_PROC_FS
> -#error "PROCFS needed"
> -#endif
> -
> #define CPC_USB_PROC_DIR CPC_PROC_DIR "cpc-usb"
>
> static struct proc_dir_entry *procDir;
> --- linux-next-20090522.orig/drivers/staging/cpc-usb/Kconfig
> +++ linux-next-20090522/drivers/staging/cpc-usb/Kconfig
> @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
> config USB_CPC
> tristate "CPC CAN USB driver"
> - depends on USB
> + depends on USB && PROC_FS
> default n

BTW, I'm surprised that there is no NET or CAN dependency here.

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~Randy
LPC 2009, Sept. 23-25, Portland, Oregon
http://linuxplumbersconf.org/2009/
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