Re: [PATCHv4 1/4] usb: Provide usb_speed_string() function

From: Felipe Balbi
Date: Wed Aug 24 2011 - 04:57:49 EST


Hi,

On Mon, Aug 22, 2011 at 11:16:07PM +0200, Michal Nazarewicz wrote:
> >>>>+obj-$(CONFIG_USB) += common.o
> >>>>+obj-$(CONFIG_USB_GADGET) += common.o
>
> >>>Will this cause problems? For example, what if CONFIG_USB is Y and
> >>>CONFIG_USB_GADGET is M?
>
> >>>Also, it seems a little silly to have an entire kernel module devoted
> >>>to a single, little function.
>
> On Mon, 22 Aug 2011 23:06:43 +0200, Alan Stern
> <stern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >You could do:
> >
> > obj-$(CONFIG_USB_SUPPORT) += common.o
> >
> >which would build that subroutine into the main kernel whenever either
> >side of the USB stack is enabled.
>
> OK. I'll wait for any more possible comments and post changed version
> by the end of the week.

if it's only for one single function, wouldn't a static inline in a
common header do ?

--
balbi

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