Re: [PATCH v9 5/7] staging: fpga manager core

Randy Dunlap
2015-07-17T17:27:29Z

On 07/17/15 08:51, atull@opensource.altera.com wrote:
> From: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>
>
> ---
> drivers/staging/Kconfig | 2 +
> drivers/staging/Makefile | 1 +
> drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig | 14 ++
> drivers/staging/fpga/Makefile | 8 +
> drivers/staging/fpga/fpga-mgr.c | 373 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h | 127 +++++++++++++
> 6 files changed, 525 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig
> create mode 100644 drivers/staging/fpga/Makefile
> create mode 100644 drivers/staging/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
> create mode 100644 include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h

> diff --git a/drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..8254ca0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> +#
> +# FPGA framework configuration
> +#
> +
> +menu "FPGA Configuration Support"
> +
> +config FPGA
> + bool "FPGA Configuration Framework"
> + help
> + Say Y here if you want support for configuring FPGAs from the
> + kernel. The FPGA framework adds a FPGA manager class and FPGA
> + manager drivers.
> +
> +endmenu

Is there some good reason why this is 'bool' instead of 'tristate'?
I.e., why can't it be built as a loadable module?

Thanks.

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~Randy