Re: [PATCH v2] Support conditional deps using "depends on X if Y"

[Jani Nikula]

On Tue, 18 Nov 2025, Graham Roff <grahamr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> @@ -602,8 +612,14 @@ Some drivers are able to optionally use a feature from another module
>  or build cleanly with that module disabled, but cause a link failure
>  when trying to use that loadable module from a built-in driver.
>  
> -The most common way to express this optional dependency in Kconfig logic
> -uses the slightly counterintuitive::
> +The recommended way to express this optional dependency in Kconfig logic
> +uses the conditional form::
> +
> +  config FOO
> +	tristate "Support for foo hardware"
> +	depends on BAR if BAR
> +
> +This slightly counterintuitive style is also widely used::
>  
>    config FOO
>  	tristate "Support for foo hardware"

Thanks for adding this documentation hunk.


BR,
Jani.


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Jani Nikula, Intel