[PATCH] restrict inter_module_* to its last users

From: Jörn Engel
Date: Fri Apr 08 2005 - 12:10:12 EST


Derived from a patch Arjan sent around.

Jörn

--
The cheapest, fastest and most reliable components of a computer
system are those that aren't there.
-- Gordon Bell, DEC labratories

Next step for inter_module removal. This patch makes the code
conditional on its last users and shrinks the kernel binary for the
huge majority of people.

Signed-off-by: Jörn Engel <joern@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

drivers/mtd/Kconfig | 4 ++++
drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig | 1 +
drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig | 1 +
kernel/Makefile | 3 ++-
4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/Kconfig~inter_module 2005-03-04 11:40:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/Kconfig 2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@

menu "Memory Technology Devices (MTD)"

+# This doens't actually belong here, but mtd is the last user, so...
+config INTER_MODULE_CRAP
+ boolean
+
config MTD
tristate "Memory Technology Device (MTD) support"
help
--- linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig~inter_module 2005-03-04 11:40:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig 2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ config MTD_JEDECPROBE

config MTD_GEN_PROBE
tristate
+ select INTER_MODULE_CRAP

config MTD_CFI_ADV_OPTIONS
bool "Flash chip driver advanced configuration options"
--- linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig~inter_module 2005-03-04 11:40:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig 2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ config MTD_DOC2001PLUS
config MTD_DOCPROBE
tristate
select MTD_DOCECC
+ select INTER_MODULE_CRAP

config MTD_DOCECC
tristate
--- linux-2.6.11cow/kernel/Makefile~inter_module 2004-12-28 17:31:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/kernel/Makefile 2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ obj-y = sched.o fork.o exec_domain.o
exit.o itimer.o time.o softirq.o resource.o \
sysctl.o capability.o ptrace.o timer.o user.o \
signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o \
- rcupdate.o intermodule.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
+ rcupdate.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
kthread.o wait.o kfifo.o sys_ni.o

+obj-$(CONFIG_INTER_MODULE_CRAP) += intermodule.o
obj-$(CONFIG_FUTEX) += futex.o
obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_ISA_DMA) += dma.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpu.o spinlock.o
-
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