Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:44388 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753670Ab2AMTbJ (ORCPT ); Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:31:09 -0500 Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:20:27 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: Julian Calaby Cc: =?utf-8?B?UmFmYcWCIE1pxYJlY2tp?= , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, b43-dev Subject: Re: [PATCH] b43: add default option to avoid duplicating device support with brcmsmac Message-ID: <20120113192027.GE18899@tuxdriver.com> (sfid-20120113_203114_328875_031CA8CA) References: <1326315180-29398-1-git-send-email-linville@tuxdriver.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 01:07:03PM +1100, Julian Calaby wrote: > 2012/1/13 Rafał Miłecki : > > 2012/1/11 John W. Linville : > >> +config B43_BCMA_EXTRA > >> +       bool "Support for devices also supported by brcmsmac" > >> +       depends on B43_BCMA > >> +       default n > >> + > > > > Is this really *the* solution? I wonder if we can do whatever you're > > trying to do in a better way? To let final users try both drivers > > without recompiling kernel? > > Another issue is that this should arguably be default y if brcmsmac is disabled. Can you help by suggesting the correct Kconfig magic to implement that? John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.