Re: linux-next: Tree for December 8 (drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig:422:error:recursive dependency detected!)

[Sedat Dilek]

On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:53 AM, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-12-08 at 10:12 +0100, Corentin Chary wrote:
>>
>> I don't really see how it's a recursive dependency, but maybe it's
>> time to clean this KConfig.
>> What is our current policy about that ?
>>
>> I think we should *depends* on important subsystem (ACPI, INPUT, ...)
>> and select obscure things so
>> that the driver does not get lost if you don't enable the leds.
>
> A better policy is: "NEVER USE SELECT".

Yes, confirmed (see my patch to MLs).

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