Re: [PATCH] fix generic HDLC synclink mismatch build error

[Paul Fulghum <paulkf@microgate.com>]

Jeff Garzik wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 10:42:58AM -0500, Paul Fulghum wrote:
> 
>>Fix build errors caused by generic HDLC
>>and synclink configuration mismatch. Generic HDLC
>>symbols referenced from synclink drivers do not
>>resolve if synclink drivers are built-in and generic
>>HDLC is modularized.
> 
> 
> Please fix the code instead.  _No_ kernel code should be doing
> 	#define CONFIG_{xxx}
> 
> because that is a reserved namespace.

I'm happy to leave the code as is, as it has been working
for the past 8 years. I'm just trying to fix build errors
for random (unusable) kernel configs that a few people
have complained about.

Many, many people have chimed in so far without looking
at the details and I keep responding many, many, many times
that the generic HDLC support is *optional* for the synclink drivers.

So your suggestion of 'fixing' the code will *break* it.
Either unnecessary code is forced on someone, or
they are deprived of necessary code.

But OK, I'm willing to listen: how do you suggest optionally
including generic HDLC support in the synclink drivers,
depending on whether generic HDLC is enabled without
referring to a configuration option?

--
Paul