Re: [PATCH 1/2] Make WMI be selected automatically when needed

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri Apr 16 2010 - 20:33:23 EST


On Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:23:57 +0200 Éric Piel wrote:

> Many different modules depend on WMI. In Kconfig, some used to "depend"
> on it, while others "selected" it. As WMI by itself is useless and more
> like a library, it's easier for the user to have it automatically
> selected whenever needed. It's especially true for options in completely
> different places (like LEDS_DELL_NETBOOKS). So we consistently "select"
> it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Éric Piel <eric.piel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

config ACPI_WMI
tristate "WMI"
depends on ACPI

so what happens when one of these configs selects ACPI_WMI
but ACPI is not enabled? Hint: that will not enable ACPI.

Did you test that kconfig combination?


> ---
> drivers/leds/Kconfig | 3 ++-
> drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig | 8 ++++----
> 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/leds/Kconfig b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
> index 505eb64..71e8a51 100644
> --- a/drivers/leds/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/leds/Kconfig
> @@ -280,7 +280,8 @@ config LEDS_ADP5520
>
> config LEDS_DELL_NETBOOKS
> tristate "External LED on Dell Business Netbooks"
> - depends on X86 && ACPI_WMI
> + depends on X86
> + select ACPI_WMI
> help
> This adds support for the Latitude 2100 and similar
> notebooks that have an external LED.
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> index 7bec458..9808ef3 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ config DELL_LAPTOP
>
> config DELL_WMI
> tristate "Dell WMI extras"
> - depends on ACPI_WMI
> depends on INPUT
> + select ACPI_WMI
> ---help---
> Say Y here if you want to support WMI-based hotkeys on Dell laptops.
>
> @@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ config TC1100_WMI
>
> config HP_WMI
> tristate "HP WMI extras"
> - depends on ACPI_WMI
> depends on INPUT
> depends on RFKILL || RFKILL = n
> + select ACPI_WMI
> help
> Say Y here if you want to support WMI-based hotkeys on HP laptops and
> to read data from WMI such as docking or ambient light sensor state.
> @@ -387,9 +387,9 @@ config EEEPC_LAPTOP
>
> config EEEPC_WMI
> tristate "Eee PC WMI Hotkey Driver (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> - depends on ACPI_WMI
> depends on INPUT
> depends on EXPERIMENTAL
> + select ACPI_WMI
> ---help---
> Say Y here if you want to support WMI-based hotkeys on Eee PC laptops.
>
> @@ -419,9 +419,9 @@ config ACPI_WMI
>
> config MSI_WMI
> tristate "MSI WMI extras"
> - depends on ACPI_WMI
> depends on INPUT
> depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
> + select ACPI_WMI
> select INPUT_SPARSEKMAP
> help
> Say Y here if you want to support WMI-based hotkeys on MSI laptops.
> --


---
~Randy
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