On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 12:16:01PM +0100, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote: > Adrian Bunk wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 29, 2008 at 02:20:14PM -0700, akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >>> From: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> Add Kconfig token "module_name" to supply module's name. Example: >>> >>> config FOO >>> tristate "foo" >>> module_name foo >>> ---help--- >>> foo >>> >>> Print module's name as following on menuconfigs help screen (press 'h'): >>> >>> Module name: foo >>> >>> 8139too driver converted to show real-life example. >>> >>> P.S.: menuconfig only, no checking wrt modular/standalone code et al. >>> ... >> >> We have 4 interfaces, and for not losing information all of them have >> to support it. >> >>> --- a/drivers/net/Kconfig~kconfig-add-module_name-shortcut >>> +++ a/drivers/net/Kconfig >>> @@ -1549,14 +1549,12 @@ config 8139TOO >>> depends on NET_PCI && PCI >>> select CRC32 >>> select MII >>> + module_name 8139too >>> ---help--- >>> This is a driver for the Fast Ethernet PCI network cards based on >>> the RTL 8129/8130/8139 chips. If you have one of those, say Y and >>> read the Ethernet-HOWTO <http://www.tldp.org/docs.html#howto>. >>> - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module >>> - will be called 8139too. This is recommended. >>> - >>> ... >> >> Are you planning any further usage of the module_name? >> >> Currently your patch seems to be in menuconfig equivalent to >> >> - To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module >> - will be called 8139too. This is recommended. >> + Module name: 8139too >> >> I don't have any strong opinion whether that's better or worse, but if >> that's the only change we don't need a new kconfig syntax for it. Well, it can be extended into "goto Kconfig symbol which controls this module [enter module name]". Or something else. We can check if bool symbol has module_name for some reason and investigate. Kconfig and Makefiles are deeply interconnected and module_name exploits that. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kbuild" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
