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Re: [PATCH] b43: add default option to avoid duplicating device support with brcmsmac

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John,

On Sat, Jan 14, 2012 at 06:20, John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 01:07:03PM +1100, Julian Calaby wrote:
>> 2012/1/13 Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > 2012/1/11 John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> >> +config B43_BCMA_EXTRA
>> >> +       bool "Support for devices also supported by brcmsmac"
>> >> +       depends on B43_BCMA
>> >> +       default n
>> >> +
>> >
>> > Is this really *the* solution? I wonder if we can do whatever you're
>> > trying to do in a better way? To let final users try both drivers
>> > without recompiling kernel?
>>
>> Another issue is that this should arguably be default y if brcmsmac is disabled.
>
> Can you help by suggesting the correct Kconfig magic to implement that?

I believe that if you change your default line to:

default y if !BRCMSMAC

it should have the desired effect.

See the FONT_8x8 config option in drivers/video/console/Kconfig (line
#150) for an example.

Thanks,

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