Re: [PATCHv2] ISP:BUILD:FIX: Move media_entity_init() and

From: Laurent Pinchart
Date: Wed Aug 24 2011 - 07:29:36 EST


Hi,

On Wednesday 24 August 2011 13:21:27 Ravi, Deepthy wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 4:47 PM, Laurent Pinchart wrote:
> > On Friday 19 August 2011 15:48:45 Deepthy Ravi wrote:
> >> From: Vaibhav Hiremath <hvaibhav@xxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Fix the build break caused when CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER
> >> option is disabled and if any sensor driver has to be used
> >> between MC and non MC framework compatible devices.
> >>
> >> For example,if tvp514x video decoder driver migrated to
> >> MC framework is being built without CONFIG_MEDIA_CONTROLLER
> >> option enabled, the following error messages will result.
> >> drivers/built-in.o: In function `tvp514x_remove':
> >> drivers/media/video/tvp514x.c:1285: undefined reference to
> >> `media_entity_cleanup'
> >> drivers/built-in.o: In function `tvp514x_probe':
> >> drivers/media/video/tvp514x.c:1237: undefined reference to
> >> `media_entity_init'
> >
> > If the tvp514x is migrated to the MC framework, its Kconfig option should
> > depend on MEDIA_CONTROLLER.
>
> The same TVP514x driver is being used for both MC and non MC compatible
> devices, for example OMAP3 and AM35x. So if it is made dependent on MEDIA
> CONTROLLER, we cannot enable the driver for MC independent devices.

Then you should use conditional compilation in the tvp514x driver itself. Or
better, port the AM35x driver to the MC API.

--
Regards,

Laurent Pinchart
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