Hi Greg, Arnd,

On Fri, 10 May 2024 12:57:24 +0200
"Arnd Bergmann" <a...@arndb.de> wrote:

> On Fri, May 10, 2024, at 12:54, Luca Ceresoli wrote:
> > On Fri, 10 May 2024 12:24:06 +0200 "Arnd Bergmann" <a...@arndb.de> wrote:  
> >> On Fri, May 10, 2024, at 09:55, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:  
> >> > On Fri, May 10, 2024 at 09:10:41AM +0200, Luca Ceresoli wrote:    
> >> >>  
> >> >> +config GE_SUNH_CONNECTOR
> >> >> +       tristate "GE SUNH hotplug add-on connector"
> >> >> +       depends on OF
> >> >> +       select OF_OVERLAY
> >> >> +       select FW_LOADER
> >> >> +       select NVMEM
> >> >> +       select DRM_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE    
> >> >
> >> > Can these be depends instead of select?  'select' causes dependencies
> >> > that are hard, if not almost impossible, to detect at times why
> >> > something is being enabled.    
> >> 
> >> I think FW_LOADER needs to be 'select' since it is normally
> >> a hidden symbol and gets selected by its users, all the other
> >> ones should be 'depends on'.  
> >
> > I see, makes sense.
> >
> > And as you pointed that out, I realize perhaps DRM_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE could
> > become a hidden symbol as it's not expected to be used alone.  
> 
> It's slightly easier to keep it as a visible symbol
> with 'depends on' though, since otherwise you have to
> add 'depends on' statments for anything that DRM_HOTPLUG_BRIDGE
> in turn depends on, most notably DRM itself.

I see, sure. Thanks both, changes applied locally.

Luca

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