[PATCH] restrict inter_module_* to its last users

Jörn Engel joern at wohnheim.fh-wedel.de
Fri Apr 8 13:08:05 EDT 2005


Derived from a patch Arjan sent around.

Jörn

-- 
The cheapest, fastest and most reliable components of a computer
system are those that aren't there.
-- Gordon Bell, DEC labratories

Next step for inter_module removal.  This patch makes the code
conditional on its last users and shrinks the kernel binary for the
huge majority of people.

Signed-off-by: Jörn Engel <joern at wohnheim.fh-wedel.de>
---

 drivers/mtd/Kconfig         |    4 ++++
 drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig   |    1 +
 drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig |    1 +
 kernel/Makefile             |    3 ++-
 4 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/Kconfig~inter_module	2005-03-04 11:40:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/Kconfig	2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 menu "Memory Technology Devices (MTD)"
 
+# This doens't actually belong here, but mtd is the last user, so...
+config INTER_MODULE_CRAP
+	boolean
+
 config MTD
 	tristate "Memory Technology Device (MTD) support"
 	help
--- linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig~inter_module	2005-03-04 11:40:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig	2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ config MTD_JEDECPROBE
 
 config MTD_GEN_PROBE
 	tristate
+	select INTER_MODULE_CRAP
 
 config MTD_CFI_ADV_OPTIONS
 	bool "Flash chip driver advanced configuration options"
--- linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig~inter_module	2005-03-04 11:40:19.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig	2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -202,6 +202,7 @@ config MTD_DOC2001PLUS
 config MTD_DOCPROBE
 	tristate
 	select MTD_DOCECC
+	select INTER_MODULE_CRAP
 
 config MTD_DOCECC
 	tristate
--- linux-2.6.11cow/kernel/Makefile~inter_module	2004-12-28 17:31:37.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.6.11cow/kernel/Makefile	2005-03-09 23:24:05.000000000 +0100
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ obj-y     = sched.o fork.o exec_domain.o
 	    exit.o itimer.o time.o softirq.o resource.o \
 	    sysctl.o capability.o ptrace.o timer.o user.o \
 	    signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o \
-	    rcupdate.o intermodule.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
+	    rcupdate.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
 	    kthread.o wait.o kfifo.o sys_ni.o
 
+obj-$(CONFIG_INTER_MODULE_CRAP) += intermodule.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_FUTEX) += futex.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_GENERIC_ISA_DMA) += dma.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpu.o spinlock.o




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