Re: CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2<tripleX> looks dead - could it be removed ?

[Alessandro Suardi <alessandro.suardi@gmail.com>]

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 07:05:31 +0100, Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 09, 2005 at 06:48:41AM +0100, Alessandro Suardi wrote:
> 
> > Hoping that this time the gmail filter doesn't bounce my subject (doh)
> >
> > Said entry only appears in defconfigs, but doesn't seem to be actually
> > used by anyone - at least according to this grep:
> >
> > [asuardi@incident linux]$ find . -type f | xargs grep
> > CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX | grep -v defconfig
> 
> Correct grep command:
>    grep -r SCSI_QLA2XXX * | grep -v defconfig

Thanks - it shows I should go to bed after watching the NFL wildcards...

> > ./drivers/scsi/Makefile:obj-$(CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX)      += qla2xxx/
> > ./include/linux/autoconf.h:#define CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX_MODULE 1
> > ./.config:CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX=m
> > ./.config.old:CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX=m
> > [asuardi@incident linux]$
> >
> > Moreover, there doesn't seem to be any entry in kbuild menus to
> >  turn it off. Even taking it out of my .config and running oldconfig
> >  brings it back in.
> 
> You missed drivers/scsi/qla2xxx/Kconfig .

Ah, I see, thanks.

So, if I'm saying CONFIG_SCSI=m for USB storage I get an unwanted
 CONFIG_SCSI_QLA2XXX=m without any way to turn it off.

Well, as long as it's harmless...

--alessandro
 
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