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From:   Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
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        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional
 dependencies
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Date:   Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:25:14 +0200
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Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org> writes:

Hello Arnd,

> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
>
> This problem frequently comes up in randconfig testing, with
> drivers failing to link because of a dependency on an optional
> feature.
>
> The Kconfig language for this is very confusing, so try to
> document it in "Kconfig hints" section.
>
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
> ---

Thanks for writing this since as you mention that Kconfig idiom is not
intuitive. The docs looks great to me!

Reviewed-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>

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Best regards,

Javier Martinez Canillas
Core Platforms
Red Hat