> > >
> >
> > The whole dependancy seems like nonsense to me.
> > I think
> >
> >     depends on PCI
> >
> > is a lot more sensible.
>
> I think the original reasoning was something like this:
>
> If DRM is built-in, then AGP _must_ be built-in or not included at all,
> modular
> won't work.  If DRM is modular or not built, then AGP may be built-in,
> modular,
> or not built at all.
>
> The "depends on AGP || AGP=n" means that if DRM=y, then AGP=y or AGP=n, and if
> DRM=m or DRM=n, then AGP=y or AGP=m or AGP=n.
>
> Yes it's unclear and yes it should probably be documented in a comment
> somewhere.

What Kyle said is the correct answer... we either keep this lovely
construct (I'll add a comment for 2.6.13) or we go back to the old
intermodule or module_get stuff... DRM built-in with modular AGP is always
wrong... or at least I'll get a hundred e-mails less every month if I
say it is ..

Dave.

-- 
David Airlie, Software Engineer
http://www.skynet.ie/~airlied / airlied at skynet.ie
Linux kernel - DRI, VAX / pam_smb / ILUG



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