Re: [2.6 patch] let W1 select NET

[Evgeniy Polyakov]

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 17:45:22 +0200
Cornelia Huck <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 19:10:00 +0400
> Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > It is just not a good example.
> > In other words - it is bad config dependencies.
> > You just caught error.
> > Not very good example with depends:
> > 
> > config A
> > 	depends on B
> > config B
> > 	depends on C
> > config C
> > 	depends on A
> > 
> > Just do not create wrong dependencies - although it sounds like "do 
> > not create deadlocks".
> 
> Hm, none too easy with configurations spread over multiple files :) -
> however, should select really be able to activate an option with unmet
> dependencies?

We have spinlock debugging, probably we need it in config parser too.
I think it is better to fix such bugs( or features), then hide them with
depend/select.
 
> (and iirc, you are warned about circular dependencies?)

I'm sure noone depends on w1 :)
 
> Regards,
> Cornelia


	Evgeniy Polyakov ( s0mbre )

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