[RFC PATCH] ARM: vt8500: Convert arch-vt8500 to multiplatform

Arnd Bergmann arnd at arndb.de
Thu Oct 11 16:29:05 EDT 2012


On Thursday 11 October 2012, Tony Prisk wrote:
> > config VT8500
> >       bool "Via/Wondermedia VT8500 / WM8505 / WM8650" if ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM
> >       default VT8500_SINGLE
> > 
> >       Arnd
> 
> Alexey (or anyone else),
> 
> Do you want it kept in the meantime?
> 
> I think the easiest way to add/keep it would be to create:
> 
> ARCH_VT8500_SINGLE (arm/Kconfig) and ARCH_VT8500_MULTI
> (arch-vt8500/Kconfig) and have them both select ARCH_VT8500 as an option
> to make drivers available.

You only need one new symbol, not too. Keeping CONFIG_VT8500 as the
user-selectable option as I outlined in the example means that
existing .config files keep working, which is sometimes useful.

	Arnd



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