Re: [PATCH] [firmware_class] Fix compile with no builtin firmware

From: Solomon Peachy
Date: Wed Nov 21 2012 - 09:01:03 EST


On Wed, Nov 21, 2012 at 09:35:28AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
> Solomon, I can't duplicate the build failure with your .config on 3.7-rc5-next.

Okay, so it's since been fixed.

> > * The #ifdef wraps code that pertains solely to built-in firmware, (ie
> > CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL) and has an #else path for when it's disabled.
> > * There is no point in a CONFIG_FW_LOADER test inside firmware_class.c
> > when the file isn't even compiled unless CONFIG_FW_LOADER is defined.
>
> Enabling CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE still can make one firmware built in kernel
> even though CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL isn't defined, so your patch will break
> this case.

So... isn't the logical solution here to make CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMARE
depend on (or enable) CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL? After all, the two are
apparently related.

I can update my patch to include this, and rewrite the commit message so
it's relevant to modern kernels, or I can just drop this and forget the
whole affair.

- Solomon
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