Hi Randy,
On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 10:08 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 09/22/17 12:46, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 8:23 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> On 09/22/17 11:15, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Sep 22, 2017 at 6:24 PM, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>> Having the CHARLCD Kconfig symbol between "menuconfig AUXDISPLAY"
>>>>> and "if AUXDISPLAY" breaks the AUXDISPLAY submenus, so move the
>>>>> CHARLCD Kconfig symbol above the "menuconfig" so that the menu
>>>>> display is continuous.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fixes: 39f8ea46724e (auxdisplay: charlcd: Extract character LCD core from misc/panel)
>>>>
>>>> Oops, sorry for that.
>>>>
>>>>> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # v4.12
>>>>> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Cc: Miguel Ojeda Sandonis <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig | 6 +++---
>>>>> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>>>
>>>>> --- lnx-414-rc1.orig/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig
>>>>> +++ lnx-414-rc1/drivers/auxdisplay/Kconfig
>>>>> @@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
>>>>> # Auxiliary display drivers configuration.
>>>>> #
>>>>>
>>>>> +config CHARLCD
>>>>> + tristate "Character LCD core support" if COMPILE_TEST
>>>>> +
>>>>
>>>> What about moving it inside (i.e. right below) the "if AUXDISPLAY" instead?
>>>
>>> That works.
>>> But why? PANEL also selects CHARLCD, so it isn't specific to AUXDISPLAY.
>>
>> OK, I thought PANEL was under AUXDISPLAY, but apparently it isn't.
>> Perhaps it should be, just like ARM_CHARLCD?
>> I.e. move everything inside the big if AUXDISPLAY block?
>
> ARM_CHARLCD does not depend on AUXDISPLAY either.
Technically it's an auxiliary display, AFAIK.
> I wouldn't mind if all of them were inside the AUXDISPLAY if/endif
> for menu cleanness, but AFAIK it's not necessary for code dependencies.
Indeed.
> I was just working on a separate patch to change PANEL from config to
> menuconfig. That makes the PANEL sub-menu presentation cleaner.
OK. So let's make progress with your patch for now.
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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