Re: [PATCH 13/13] fix ps3fb glue allowing a modular build

[Al Viro <viro@ftp.linux.org.uk>]

On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 10:30:31AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > Nope.  How can kconfig distinguish that from a boolean option in modular
> > driver?  bool *can* depend on tristate and be selected when tristate is
> > set to m.
> 
> Btw, this is one of those things that easily causes problems.
> 
> In many ways it would be nice if we had two different kinds of "bool": one 
> where "m" in the dependency chain means "y" is ok, and one where "m" means 
> "n".

*nod*

> Maybe not "bool" vs "mbool", but it might be nice to have
> 
> 	bool FB_PS3
> 		depends strictly on FB
> 
> ie a "depends strictly" refuses to upgrade a bool dependency from "m" to 
> "y", while a regular depends allows it.
> 
> Or something.. The "depends strictly on X" thing would really be just a 
> mental shorthand for "depends on (X)=y" (it's actually longer to type, but 
> I think it's a bit more intuitive, thus "mental shortcut").

There's a fun side question, though: what should allmodconfig do?  FB=m,
FB_PS3=n?  Or FB=y, FB_PS3=y?