Re: [PATCH] block: mtip32xx: remove HOTPLUG_PCI_PCIE dependancy

[Asai Thambi S P]

On 4/11/2012 1:38 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:

> On 2012-04-11 22:33, Asai Thambi S P wrote:
>> On 4/11/2012 12:57 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>>
>>> On 2012-04-11 20:34, Greg KH wrote:
>>>> This removes the HOTPLUG_PCI_PCIE dependency on the driver and makes it
>>>> depend on PCI.
>>>
>>> I think it's an old dependency. I've built and run it here without as
>>> well, and no functional issues either.
>>>
>>> Sam/Asai?
>>>
>>
>>
>> Both driver and device will work fine without PCIe hotplug dependency. This
>> dependency is required for supporting surprise removal and surprise insertion
>> of the device on systems with PCIe hotplug controller.
> 
> That goes for all devices, though. So I think we can safely remove this
> dependency. Nobody should expect hotplug/removal to work, without
> actually including that :-)
> 
> If you or Sam would formally ack the patch, then I'll add it to the
> pending mtip32xx series.
> 

Acked-by: Asai Thambi S P <asamymuthupa@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Regards,
Asai Thambi
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