Re: [PATCH v9 5/7] staging: fpga manager core

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>]

On 07/17/15 08:51, atull@opensource.altera.com wrote:
> From: Alan Tull <atull@opensource.altera.com>
> 
> ---
>  drivers/staging/Kconfig         |    2 +
>  drivers/staging/Makefile        |    1 +
>  drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig    |   14 ++
>  drivers/staging/fpga/Makefile   |    8 +
>  drivers/staging/fpga/fpga-mgr.c |  373 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h   |  127 +++++++++++++
>  6 files changed, 525 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig
>  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/fpga/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 drivers/staging/fpga/fpga-mgr.c
>  create mode 100644 include/linux/fpga/fpga-mgr.h

> diff --git a/drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig b/drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..8254ca0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/staging/fpga/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
> +#
> +# FPGA framework configuration
> +#
> +
> +menu "FPGA Configuration Support"
> +
> +config FPGA
> +	bool "FPGA Configuration Framework"
> +	help
> +	  Say Y here if you want support for configuring FPGAs from the
> +	  kernel.  The FPGA framework adds a FPGA manager class and FPGA
> +	  manager drivers.
> +
> +endmenu

Is there some good reason why this is 'bool' instead of 'tristate'?
I.e., why can't it be built as a loadable module?

Thanks.

-- 
~Randy