Re: [PATCH v1 03/12] crypto: qat - address recursive dependency when fw signing is enabled

From: Luis R. Rodriguez
Date: Mon May 18 2015 - 16:01:16 EST


On Thu, May 07, 2015 at 08:06:35PM +0200, Paul Bolle wrote:
> See, FW_LOADER is 'y' unless EXPERT is set and one goes to the trouble
> of setting FW_LOADER to 'n'. So in the 100+ places where FW_LOADER is
> selected, that is done for, almost always, no immediate benefit.
> Changing those places to use
> depends on FW_LOADER
>
> should have no effect, I think. Except for the EXPERT people not wanting
> FW_LOADER. But that would be putting the burden where it belongs, I'd
> say.

Paul, how would you recommend we proceed with this? Should we go ahead and
change all 'select FW_LOADER' to 'depends on' ? If not does this need to be
fixed on kconfig?

Luis
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