simplifying the linux MTD Kconfig/Makefile structure

[Robert P. J. Day]

  it seems like the various Kconfigs and Makefiles related to MTD
could be tightened up a bit.  for instance, in drivers/mtd/Makefile:

  obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_UBI)           += ubi/

but given that selection, it's kind of redundant to then have
drivers/mtd/ubi/Makefile start with:

  obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_UBI) += ubi.o

is it not?  why not just "obj-y"?

  along those lines, again from drivers/mtd/Makefile:

obj-y           += chips/ lpddr/ maps/ devices/ nand/ onenand/ tests/

obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_UBI)           += ubi/

  why not be consistent and have:

obj-y           += chips/ lpddr/ maps/ devices/ nand/ onenand/

obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_UBI)           += ubi/
obj-$(CONFIG_MTD_TESTS)         += tests/

which would *massively* simplify drivers/mtd/tests/Makefile, would it
not?

  i can submit some patches if there's any interest.  i suspect some
of the other directories could be similarly tidied up.

rday
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