Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 14:37:18 +0100
From: Kurt Van Dijck <kurt.van.dijck@eia.be>
To: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, netdev <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
        linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH -next/mmotm] net/can: fix softing build errors
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On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 08:02:42AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 02/12/11 03:15, Kurt Van Dijck wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 10:33:12PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >>
> >> warning: (CAN_SOFTING_CS) selects CAN_SOFTING which has unmet direct dependencies (NET && CAN && CAN_DEV && HAS_IOMEM)
> >>
> >> with this partial config:
> >>
> >> CONFIG_CAN=m
> >> # CONFIG_CAN_RAW is not set
> >> # CONFIG_CAN_BCM is not set
> >> # CAN Device Drivers
> >> # CONFIG_CAN_VCAN is not set
> >> CONFIG_CAN_SLCAN=m
> >> # CONFIG_CAN_DEV is not set
> >> CONFIG_CAN_SOFTING=m
> >> CONFIG_CAN_SOFTING_CS=m
> >> # CONFIG_CAN_DEBUG_DEVICES is not set
> > I understand the output, but I don't understand the cause well enough.
> > CAN_SOFTING=m has a 'depends on CAN_DEV'
> > Is it then possible to have CAN_SOFTING=m _and not_ CAN_DEV ?
> 
> Yes.  From Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt:
> 
I see.
The 'select CAN_SOFTING' was introduced because it makes no sense to
have CAN_SOFTING_CS alone 'for a normal user', although there is no
real dependency.
Is a 'select' then still a good option, since it feels like repeating
all dependencies from CAN_SOFTING in CAN_SOFTING_CS?
What about this?

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/softing/Kconfig b/drivers/net/can/softing/Kconfig
index 92bd6bd..55dd3e4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/softing/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/can/softing/Kconfig
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ config CAN_SOFTING
 config CAN_SOFTING_CS
 	tristate "Softing Gmbh CAN pcmcia cards"
 	depends on PCMCIA
-	select CAN_SOFTING
+	depends on CAN_SOFTING
 	---help---
 	  Support for PCMCIA cards from Softing Gmbh & some cards
 	  from Vector Gmbh.
---
It will present the Softing stuff in Kconfig as if CAN_SOFTING_CS really
depends on CAN_SOFTING, which is acceptible from a users perspective.

Kurt
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