Re: [PATCH v6 3/7] mux: add help text for MULTIPLEXER config option

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Josua,

On Wed, 21 Jan 2026 at 11:02, Josua Mayer <josua@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Add help text for CONFIG_MULTIPLEXER to allow enabling this option
> through the kernel configuration without explicit "select" driver
> dependencies.
>
> Signed-off-by: Josua Mayer <josua@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/drivers/mux/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/mux/Kconfig
> @@ -5,6 +5,14 @@
>
>  config MULTIPLEXER
>         tristate
> +       help
> +         Generic Multiplexer Support.
> +
> +         This framework is designed to abstract multiplexer handling for
> +         devices via various GPIO-, MMIO/Regmap or specific multiplexer
> +         controller chips.
> +
> +         If unsure, say no.
>
>  menu "Multiplexer drivers"
>         depends on MULTIPLEXER
>

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that. As the tristate has no prompt
specified, the user will never be asked about this.
You should use something like below:

--- a/drivers/mux/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mux/Kconfig
@@ -4,10 +4,8 @@
 #

 config MULTIPLEXER
-       tristate
+       tristate "Generic Multiplexer Support" if COMPILE_TEST
        help
-         Generic Multiplexer Support.
-
          This framework is designed to abstract multiplexer handling for
          devices via various GPIO-, MMIO/Regmap or specific multiplexer
          controller chips.

Sorry for not noticing before.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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