Re: linux-next: mfd tree build failure

From: Samuel Ortiz
Date: Mon Nov 23 2009 - 09:42:39 EST


On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 01:11:13PM +0000, Mark Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 01:29:04PM +0100, Samuel Ortiz wrote:
>
> > True. Mark, I think we should get those symbols exported, unless you have a
> > better idea ? Having wm831x as a boolean choice from Kconfig doesnt sound too
> > god to me.
>
> I don't see getting them exported flying, especially not in the
> timeframe we've got for the merge window. Keeping them non-exported has
> been a deliberate decision on the part of the genirq maintainers.
Out of curiosity, what's the reasoning behind thatdecision ?

> I'll send a patch making it built in.
Thanks, patch applied.

Cheers,
Samuel.


> Given the typical applications for these parts building the driver in
> isn't the end of the world - there's a reasonable chance it'll be forced
> built in for other reasons due to device-specific configuration.

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