Re: [PATCH] fix build error of driver/mfd/tc6393xb.c

From: Takashi Iwai
Date: Fri Jul 04 2008 - 10:00:44 EST


At Fri, 4 Jul 2008 17:22:35 +0400,
Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 02:59:18PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > At Fri, 4 Jul 2008 16:42:56 +0400,
> > Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 02:04:30PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > > At Fri, 4 Jul 2008 15:47:55 +0400,
> > > > Dmitry Baryshkov wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Jul 04, 2008 at 01:20:42PM +0200, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> > > > > > Fix the build of tc6393xb due to missing definition of struct
> > > > > > gpio_chip.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx>
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ---
> > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> > > > > > index 9f93c29..2981da4 100644
> > > > > > --- a/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> > > > > > +++ b/drivers/mfd/Kconfig
> > > > > > @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ config HTC_PASIC3
> > > > > >
> > > > > > config MFD_TC6393XB
> > > > > > bool "Support Toshiba TC6393XB"
> > > > > > - depends on HAVE_GPIO_LIB
> > > > > > + depends on HAVE_GPIO_LIB && GENERIC_GPIO
> > > > > > select MFD_CORE
> > > > > > help
> > > > > > Support for Toshiba Mobile IO Controller TC6393XB
> > > > >
> > > > > Which configuration does provide HAVE_GPIO_LIB but not GENERIC_GPIO?
> > > >
> > > > The below is the config with which I got the error.
> > >
> > > The proper fix probably is to make PPC_MPC5200_GPIO also select
> > > GENERIC_GPIO. I don't think that building GPIO_LIB w/o GENERIC_GPIO
> > > should be supported.
> >
> > [Added David to Cc]
> >
> > Then HAVE_GPIO_LIB should depend on GENERIC_GPIO.
> > Or, linux/gpio.h should be fixed so that the code can be built
> > properly without GENERIC_GPIO.
>
> IIRC selected symbols don't propagate their depends.

Then HAVE_GPIO_LIB selects GENERIC_GPIO. Right now, it's a missing
dependency.

> Also linux/gpio.h don't have anything in common with HAVE_GPIO_LIB.

That's another side of the problem.


Takashi
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