Re: [Alsa-devel] [2.6 patch] let SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API depend on SND_PCM

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 06:00:29PM +0100, Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:44:49 +0100,
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > 
> > SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API only has an effect if SND_PCM is set.
> > 
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
> > 
> > --- linux-2.6.15-mm2-full/sound/core/Kconfig.old	2006-01-10 17:35:35.000000000 +0100
> > +++ linux-2.6.15-mm2-full/sound/core/Kconfig	2006-01-10 17:36:07.000000000 +0100
> > @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
> >  
> >  config SND_SUPPORT_OLD_API
> >  	bool "Support old ALSA API"
> > -	depends on SND
> > +	depends on SND_PCM
> >  	default y
> >  	help
> >  	  Say Y here to support the obsolete ALSA PCM API (ver.0.9.0 rc3
> 
> Does it work?  CONFIG_SND_PCM is selected by the drivers.  So, it will
> be N until any drivers are selected.

It does work and "make oldconfig" handles it perfectly, but I understand 
your point that it might be accidentially set to N if a user later 
selects a driver in "make {menu,x}oldconfig", and that this case is most 
likely better handled without my patch.

> Takashi

cu
Adrian

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