From: "David H. Lynch Jr." <dhlii@dlasys.net>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: HAVE_CONFIG
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:56:31 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4816F0CF.2080800@dlasys.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200804291127.14666.arnd@arndb.de>
Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 April 2008, David H. Lynch Jr. wrote:
>
>> Why does CONFIG_PPC set CONFIG_HAVE_IDE ?
>>
>
> Because it's possible to build ide drivers on the powerpc architecture.
> It means you get the option to enable to disable the old ATA (IDE) drivers.
>
> Arnd <><
>
So CONFIG_HAVE_IDE means the architecture could have IDE rather than
it does have IDE ?
My BSP can't have IDE, does that mean I should add
default n if MYBSP
? or somehow deselect HAVE_IDE in the config option for my BSP ?
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-04-29 10:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-04-29 5:34 HAVE_CONFIG David H. Lynch Jr.
2008-04-29 9:27 ` HAVE_CONFIG Arnd Bergmann
2008-04-29 9:56 ` David H. Lynch Jr. [this message]
2008-04-29 10:03 ` HAVE_CONFIG Arnd Bergmann
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