Re: [PATCH] bcm5974-0.58: name changes, open/close andsuspend/resume serialized

From: Dmitry Torokhov
Date: Tue Jul 29 2008 - 01:41:51 EST


Hi Henrik,

On Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 09:49:38AM +0200, Henrik Rydberg wrote:
> Hi Dmitry,
>
> one thing about the drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig patch:
>
> The original version contained "select USB", which was later changed
> to "depends on USB" by Andrew Morton. I saw it reappear as "select USB"
> in your latest patch, and simply considered it a change back, but
> maybe it was an oversight?
>

I am of the opinion that it is OK to "select" high-level subsystems that
don't have additional dependencies, especially if they are "past" the
original driver in menuconfig. I don't really like the idea of forcing
users revisiting earlier sub-menus after they selected a new subsystem
to see if there are any new options. Plus, if user wants driver for his
touchpad he does not really care whether it is PS/2 or USB, [s]he just
wants it to work.

So the change was intentional on my part.

--
Dmitry
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