Re: [PATCH] i2c: mv64xxx: Fix circular dependencies warning and compilation breakage

From: Maxime Ripard
Date: Fri Mar 07 2014 - 09:50:15 EST


On Fri, Mar 07, 2014 at 03:24:05PM +0100, Wolfram Sang wrote:
>
> New patch -> new thread, please.
>
> > This patch fixes the circular dependency introduced by commit 370136bc67c3
> > ("i2c: mv64xxx: Add reset deassert call"):
> >
> > drivers/video/Kconfig:42:error: recursive dependency detected!
>
> Please base it on i2c-next. I already applied my patch.
> Your patch fixes the build error discovered by it.

I didn't realise that. I will.

> > Since the reset framework doesn't define dummy stubs whenever
> > CONFIG_RESET_CONTROLLER is not defined, it's the only sane way to have a driver
> > that compiles in any cases.
>
> Paragraph needs reformat. And please drop "sane". #ifdefs are not sane.
> Fixing the reset framework would be sane.

Ok..

Maxime

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