Re: [PATCH] auxdisplay: fix broken menus

[Randy Dunlap]

On 09/22/17 11:15, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Randy,
> 
> On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 6:24 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> Having the CHARLCD Kconfig symbol between "menuconfig AUXDISPLAY"
>> and "if AUXDISPLAY" breaks the AUXDISPLAY submenus, so move the
>> CHARLCD Kconfig symbol above the "menuconfig" so that the menu
>> display is continuous.
>>
>> Fixes: 39f8ea46724e (auxdisplay: charlcd: Extract character LCD core from misc/panel)
> 
> Oops, sorry for that.
> 
>> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v4.12
>> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig |    6 +++---
>>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> --- lnx-414-rc1.orig/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig
>> +++ lnx-414-rc1/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig
>> @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
>>  # Auxiliary display drivers configuration.
>>  #
>>
>> +config CHARLCD
>> +       tristate "Character LCD core support" if COMPILE_TEST
>> +
> 
> What about moving it inside (i.e. right below) the "if AUXDISPLAY" instead?

That works.
But why?  PANEL also selects CHARLCD, so it isn't specific to AUXDISPLAY.

>>  menuconfig AUXDISPLAY
>>         bool "Auxiliary Display support"
>>         ---help---
>> @@ -13,9 +16,6 @@ menuconfig AUXDISPLAY
>>
>>           If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
>>
>> -config CHARLCD
>> -       tristate "Character LCD core support" if COMPILE_TEST
>> -
>>  if AUXDISPLAY
>>
>>  config HD44780


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~Randy