Re: [PATCH 2/2] hwmon: Allow to compile dell-smm-hwmon driver without /proc/i8k

[Guenter Roeck]

On 03/28/2015 03:44 PM, Paul Bolle wrote:
> Guenter Roeck schreef op za 28-03-2015 om 15:20 [-0700]:
> > Maybe that is the plan, but it is not what is happening.
> > I8K selects SENSORS_DELL_SMM, so a boolean I8K forces SENSORS_DELL_SMM
> > to be built into the kernel.
> >
> > What you suggest would work if I8K would depend on SENSORS_DELL_SMM,
> > but then the symbols would not be backward-compatible.
>
> I haven't actually looked into this part of the patch, since as far as
> I'm concerned this patch is broken.

You mean beyond the "ON" and the above problem ? Can you elaborate ?

Guenter

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