[PATCH 1/1] ARM: Rename CONFIG_ARM_AMBA to CONFIG_ARM_PRIMECELL

Linus Walleij linus.walleij at linaro.org
Wed Apr 11 18:47:20 EDT 2012


On Fri, Apr 6, 2012 at 12:22 AM, Alessandro Rubini <rubini at gnudd.com> wrote:

> The AMBA bus (Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture) is just an
> interconnection bus that needs no software support.  Software support
> offered in Linux is some sort of enumeration that only applies to
> "PrimeCell" logic blocks (devices).  This renames the config option
> to match reality.
>
> Change suggested by Russell King.
>
> Note: CONFIG_ARM_AMBA is retained and is enabled when
> CONFIG_ARM_PRIMECELL is selected.  So any #ifdef in out-of-tree
> drivers will still work until the symbol will be removed in due time.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alessandro Rubini <rubini at gnudd.com>
> Cc: Russell King <linux at arm.linux.org.uk>

Yeah this thing can be a bit confusing...

Acked-by: Linus Walleij <linus.walleij at linaro.org>

Thanks,
Linus Walleij



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