Re: [PATCH] drivers: infiniband: sw: rxe: fix kconfig dependency on CRYPTO

From: Julian Braha
Date: Tue Feb 23 2021 - 16:55:27 EST


On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:26:44 PM EST Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:46 PM Julian Braha <julianbraha@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > I have other similar patches that I intend to submit. What should I do,
> > going forward? Should I use "depends on CRYPTO" for cases like these?
> > Should I resubmit this patch with that change?
>
> No, we should not mix the two methods, that just leads to circular dependencies.
>
> How many more patches do you have that need to get merged?
>
> If it's only a few, I'd suggest merging them first before we consider a
> broader change. If the problem is very common, we may want to
> think about alternative approaches first, and then change everything
> at once.
>
> Arnd
>

Sorry, I don't have a specific number, but it's certainly under a dozen patches.