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Date:   Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:27:35 -0800
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>
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On Thu, Nov 12, 2020 at 10:21:21PM +0100, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> I agree that the 'imply' keyword in Kconfig is what made this a
> lot worse, and it would be best to replace that with normal
> dependencies.

IIRC, this all started with tinification and wanting dynamic posix
clocks to be optional at compile time.

I would like to simplify this whole mess:

- restore dynamic posix clocks to be always included

- make PHC always included when the MAC has that feature (by saying
  "select" in the MAC Kconfig) -- I think this is what davem had
  wanted back in the day ...

I'm not against tinification in principle, but I believe it is a lost
cause.

Thanks,
Richard