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Date:   Wed, 3 Nov 2021 07:32:28 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To:     Michael Walle <michael@walle.cc>
Cc:     Robert Marko <robert.marko@sartura.hr>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: simple-mfd-i2c: Select MFD_CORE to fix build error
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On Tue, 02 Nov 2021, Michael Walle wrote:

> Am 2021-11-02 12:17, schrieb Lee Jones:
> > On Tue, 02 Nov 2021, Robert Marko wrote:
> > 
> > > MFD_SIMPLE_MFD_I2C should select the MFD_CORE to a prevent build
> > > error:
> > > 
> > > aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/mfd/simple-mfd-i2c.o: in function
> > > `simple_mfd_i2c_probe':
> > > drivers/mfd/simple-mfd-i2c.c:55: undefined reference to
> > > `devm_mfd_add_devices'
> > 
> > What is your use-case?
> > 
> > How are you enabling this symbol?
> 
> Mh? drivers/mfd/simple-mfd-i2c.c is using devm_mfd_add_devices which
> is provided by drivers/mfd/core.c. So select MFD_CORE is clearly
> missing here, no? I mean most of the MFD drivers do a "select MFD_CORE".

I'm not debating that.  The patch is fine.

I am however, interested in how MFD_CORE is enabled for MFD_SL28CPLD.

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