Re: [PATCH] obsolete config in kernel source (USB_GADGET_*)

From: Alan Stern
Date: Fri Jan 15 2010 - 09:46:11 EST


On Fri, 15 Jan 2010, Christoph Egger wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> As part of the VAMOS[0] research project at the University of
> Erlangen we're checking referential integrity between kernel KConfig
> options and in-code Conditional blocks.
>
> The linux tree contains USB-Id assignment snippets for some
> USB Gadget drivers, which, as far as I can tell, never worked on
> mainline linux2.6 but either originate from seemingly long-dead
> third-party trees or were never ported from linux2.4.
>
> As there has also seemingly never existed a way to select
> these configs in the KConfig system it might be time to get rid of
> them which would be done by the attached patch.
>
> Please keep me informed of this patch getting confirmed /
> merged so we can keep track of it.

Have you tried building g_file_storage and the other gadget drivers
after applying your patch?

Alan Stern

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