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Where do we put dependencies between kernel config options ?
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Terry Lambert
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2002 6:04 am    Post subject: Re: Where do we put dependencies between kernel config options ? Reply with quote

Luigi Rizzo wrote:
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As the subject says... It seems that we do not have a place to
put dependencies among kernel config options and devices.
Is there any plan to implement a mechanism to record
dependencies, and then either import the necessary entries, or
report the missing ones without waiting for a kernel failure to
link (or, in case of modules, fail to load) ?

I think there is something like that, but not quite, for modules.

Module dependencies on named modules aren't strictly recorded,
because auto-loading isn't supported; if you want to hack up
auto-loading, then it's probably reasonable to add a dependency,
other than failing due to undefined symbols.

For ordinary configuration option interdependencies... I think
they should be administratively prohibited. If you don't let
them happen, then you don't have to deal with the fallout. Kind
of like dealing with nuclear accidents.

-- Terry

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Luigi Rizzo
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 21, 2002 10:51 am    Post subject: Where do we put dependencies between kernel config options ? Reply with quote

As the subject says... It seems that we do not have a place to
put dependencies among kernel config options and devices.
Is there any plan to implement a mechanism to record
dependencies, and then either import the necessary entries, or
report the missing ones without waiting for a kernel failure to
link (or, in case of modules, fail to load) ?

I think there is something like that, but not quite, for modules.

cheers
luigi

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