Re: [PATCH 5/5] backlight: Fix Kconfig dependency

["Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com>]

Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Sun, 28 May 2006 08:42:07 +0800
> "Antonino A. Daplas" <adaplas@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> CONFIG_FB = m and CONFIG_{BACKLIGHT:LCD}_CLASS_DEVICE = y is possible
>> resulting in link errors. Fix by making backlight and lcd class also
>> depend on FB
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Antonino Daplas <adaplas@pol.net>
>> ---
>>
>>  drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig |    4 ++--
>>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
>> index 02f1529..022f9d3 100644
>> --- a/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig
>> @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ menuconfig BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
>>  
>>  config BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
>>          tristate "Lowlevel Backlight controls"
>> -	depends on BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
>> +	depends on BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT && FB
>>  	default m
>>  	help
>>  	  This framework adds support for low-level control of the LCD
>> @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ config BACKLIGHT_DEVICE
>>  
>>  config LCD_CLASS_DEVICE
>>          tristate "Lowlevel LCD controls"
>> -	depends on BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT
>> +	depends on BACKLIGHT_LCD_SUPPORT && FB
>>  	default m
>>  	help
>>  	  This framework adds support for low-level control of LCD.
> 
> Would I be correct in believing that this is a mainline fix and hence
> 2.6.17 material?
> 

It's mainline fix, though I would say that it's not urgent.

Tony




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