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Date:   Wed, 13 Sep 2023 16:11:22 +0000
From:   Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@iki.fi>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Cc:     Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
        Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
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        Nicolas Schier <nicolas@fjasle.eu>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: kbuild: explain handling optional
 dependencies
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On Wed, Sep 13, 2023 at 01:37:52PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 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>

Reviewed-by: Sakari Ailus <sakari.ailus@linux.intel.com>

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