Re: [RFC 09/17] sh: replace CONFIG_GENERIC_GPIO by CONFIG_GPIOLIB

[Alex Courbot]

On 03/12/2013 07:35 PM, Paul Mundt wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 07:12:22PM +0900, Alexandre Courbot wrote:
> > SH GPIO drivers all use gpiolib and CONFIG_GENERIC_GPIO is only selected
> > through CONFIG_GPIOLIB, yet some compilation units depended on
> > CONFIG_GENERIC_GPIO. Make them depend on CONFIG_GPIOLIB instead since it
> > is more accurate and prepares us for the future removal of
> > CONFIG_GENERIC_GPIO.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Courbot <acourbot@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Note that the bulk of the GENERIC_GPIO use for SH has shifted to
> drivers/pinctrl/sh-pfc/. If GPIOLIB is forced then a good chunk of the
> Kconfig/Makefile bits there ought to be refactored too.

Yes, that is the case for many other drivers actually. This series just 
makes sure that GENERIC_GPIO is set through GPIOLIB *only*, thus making 
both options equivalent. If nobody shoots me for this, I will refactor 
individual drivers and ultimately remove GENERIC_GPIO completely.

Alex.

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