Re: [PATCH] ALSA: cs5535audio: only build OLPC support ifMGEODE_LX is defined

[Ingo Molnar]

* Andres Salomon <dilinger@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:38:02 +0100
> Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > On Thu 2008-11-13 11:14:28, Andres Salomon wrote:
> > > On Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:54:19 +0100
> > > Takashi Iwai <tiwai@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > At Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:37:14 +0100,
> > > > Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > [...]
> > > > > 
> > > > > > IMO, the basic problem is rather that the platform and the CPU
> > > > > > selection is mixed up.  The geode GPIO stuff shouldn't belong
> > > > > > to CPU selection.
> > > > > 
> > > > > ACK... and suggested patch makes it worse.
> > > > > 
> > > > > There should be option 'support OLPC' somewhere, and that should
> > > > > enable the gpio bits. Alsa driver should depend on that one.
> > > > 
> > > > Any better fix patch is welcome, of course :)
> > > > This would make save a lot time than writing mails...
> > 
> > > 
> > > Okay, how about something like the following?
> > 
> > It is wrong. It is valid & useful to compile kernel for i386 and
> > expect all the features on OLPC (with small performance hit).
> 
> No one's debating that.  That requires additional work that will 
> take longer, however.

i've zapped this patch meanwhile:

 1355c96: x86/olpc: make CONFIG_OLPC dependent on CONFIG_MGEODE_LX

because it cripples the ability to run distribution kernels on the 
OLPC.

	Ingo
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