Re: [PATCH v3] wireless: carl9170: fix LEDS build errors & warnings

[Christian Lamparter]

On 30/05/2021 05:11, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> kernel test robot reports over 200 build errors and warnings
> that are due to this Kconfig problem when CARL9170=m,
> MAC80211=y, and LEDS_CLASS=m.
>
> WARNING: unmet direct dependencies detected for MAC80211_LEDS
>    Depends on [n]: NET [=y] && WIRELESS [=y] && MAC80211 [=y] && (LEDS_CLASS [=m]=y || LEDS_CLASS [=m]=MAC80211 [=y])
>    Selected by [m]:
>    - CARL9170_LEDS [=y] && NETDEVICES [=y] && WLAN [=y] && WLAN_VENDOR_ATH [=y] && CARL9170 [=m]
>
> CARL9170_LEDS selects MAC80211_LEDS even though its kconfig
> dependencies are not met. This happens because 'select' does not follow
> any Kconfig dependency chains.
>
> Fix this by making CARL9170_LEDS depend on MAC80211_LEDS, where
> the latter supplies any needed dependencies on LEDS_CLASS.

Ok, this is not what I was expecting... I though you would just
add a "depends on / imply MAC80211_LEDS" on your v2. (this was
based on the assumption of what mac80211,  ath9k/_htc and mt76
solutions of the same problem looked like).

But since (I assuming here) this patch passed the build-bots
testing with flying colors in the different config permutations.

Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>

> Fixes: 1d7e1e6b1b8ed ("carl9170: Makefile, Kconfig files and MAINTAINERS")
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Suggested-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v2: modify as suggesed by Arnd
> v3: modify as suggested by Christian
>
>   drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig |    8 +++-----
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> --- linux-next-20210528.orig/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig
> +++ linux-next-20210528/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig
> @@ -16,13 +16,11 @@ config CARL9170
>   
>   config CARL9170_LEDS
>   	bool "SoftLED Support"
> -	depends on CARL9170
> -	select MAC80211_LEDS
> -	select LEDS_CLASS
> -	select NEW_LEDS
>   	default y
> +	depends on CARL9170
> +	depends on MAC80211_LEDS
>   	help
> -	  This option is necessary, if you want your device' LEDs to blink
> +	  This option is necessary, if you want your device's LEDs to blink.
>   
>   	  Say Y, unless you need the LEDs for firmware debugging.