Re: [kbuild-devel] CML 1.8.4 is available

["Eric S. Raymond" <esr@thyrsus.com>]

Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>:
> The following symbols should be allowed to be set to 'm' but are not:
> 	CONFIG_USB

That's odd.  M  shows up as a choice when I do xconfig.

> 	CONFIG_UHCI
> 	CONFIG_UHCI_ALT

My error.  These are declared bool rather than trit in the 1.8.5 rulebase.
I've just fixed tht.

> If CONFIG_USB_SERIAL is set to 'y' CONFIG_USB_SERIAL_DEBUG should be
> allowed to be chosen.  I do not see this happening.

Another rulebase bug, now fixed.

> And why is the CONFIG_USB_SERIAL options in the drivers/usb directory?
> In the CML1 version they live in their own subdirectory quite nicely :)
> Either way they should be in the USB port drivers section, not the "USB
> devices" section of the menu.

Historical reasons.  My rulebase was opriginally one big file for editing
conveniece.  What directory whould the USB serial stuff live in?

> There doesn't seem to be any rules set up for drivers/hotplug.

What symbols should be in there,
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