Re: [PATCH] leds: LEDS_BLINK_LGM should depend on X86

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Pavel,

On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 10:57 PM Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > The Intel Lightning Mountain (LGM) Serial Shift Output controller (SSO)
> > is only present on Intel Lightning Mountain SoCs.  Hence add a
> > dependency on X86, to prevent asking the user about this driver when
> > configuring a kernel without Intel Lightning Mountain platform support.
> >
> > While at it, merge the other dependencies into a single statement.
> >
> > Fixes: c3987cd2bca34ddf ("leds: lgm: Add LED controller driver for LGM SoC")
> > Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> This rejected, so I applied it by hand.

Thank you!

> I'm deleting the Fixes tag --
> we don't want this in stable.

Why not? Shouldn't people running stable be shielded from useless
questions while configuring their kernels?

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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