Re: [PATCH] include/asm-generic/io.h: add dummy fuctions to support'COMPILE_TEST' in 'asm-generic'.

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 4:13 AM, Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 'asm-generic' need provide necessary configuration checking, if can't
> pass checking, 'asm-generic' shouldn't implement it.
>
> For 'COMPILE_TEST', according to its help contents, 'asm-generic' need
> let it pass configuration checking, and provide related dummy contents
> for it.
>
> Part of 'COMPLE_TEST' help contents in "init/Kconfig":
>
>   "...Despite they cannot be loaded there (or even when they load they cannot be used due to missing HW support)..."
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@xxxxxxxxxxx>

NAKed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Please don't clutter the code with checks for CONFIG_COMPILE_TEST.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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