Re: Kconfig recursion error

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On Wed, Nov 23, 2016 at 04:36:57AM +0000, Amit Kumar wrote:
> 
> 
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 10:32 PM Blatinox <blatinox@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     Hi Amit,
> 
>     On Tue, 22 Nov 2016 11:30:06 +0000
>     Amit Kumar <free.amit.kumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>     > On Tue, Nov 22, 2016 at 4:51 PM Amit Kumar <free.amit.kumar@xxxxxxxxx>
>     > wrote:
>     >
>     > > Hi,
>     > > When I configure  kernel like,
>     > > CROSS_COMPILE=arm-linux-gnueabi- ARCH=arm make omap2plus_defconfig
>     > > I get error as follows,
>     > > HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
>     > >   HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/conf.o
>     > >   SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
>     > >   SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.c
>     > >   SHIPPED scripts/kconfig/zconf.hash.c
>     > >   HOSTCC  scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
>     > >   HOSTLD  scripts/kconfig/conf
>     > > drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig:3:error: recursive dependency detected!
>     > > For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
>     > > subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
>     > > drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig:3: symbol REMOTEPROC is selected by
>     > > QCOM_ADSP_PIL
>     > > For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.txt
>     > > subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
>     > > drivers/remoteproc/Kconfig:81: symbol QCOM_ADSP_PIL depends on
>     REMOTEPROC
>     > > #
>     > > # configuration written to .config
>     > > #
>     > > I think Documentation/kbuild/Kconfig.recursion-issue-02 is applicable,
>     > > because REMOTEPROC is mentioned in depends on and select at different
>     > > places.
>     > >
>     > > I am using a branch based on next-20161117.
>     >
>     It has been fixed by commit cc7d54b05057 ("remoteproc: adsp-pil: fix
>     recursive dependency") available since next-20161122.
> 
>     I am wondering one thing: is the dependency on REMOTEPROC necessary
>     for QCOM_ADSP_PIL symbol (and other symbols in the same file) even if
>     this symbol is defined inside an 'if REMOTEPROC' block ?
> 
> 
> Yes it works in next-20161122. I'm in IST so I get next tree update the next
> day. If I want to create a linux-next tree and publish it on github publicly
> then what I need to do?

Why do you want to push this to github?  What is that going to help out
with?

> I think MAINTAINERS file may provide maintainers repos but there may be certain
> tasks to be performed which I as a newbie don't know. 

I don't understand this statement.

> I also want to do this because as push, pulling don't require authentication.

What does this mean?

Have you gone through the "how to write your first kernel patch"
tutorial on kernelnewbies.org?  That should help answer these types of
questions.

thanks,

greg k-h

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