It is much easier to maintain configurations if there are fewer
exceptions between architectures, hence the homogeneous config settings.
The real fix for these non-arch compatible drivers is to make their
Kconfig entries arch dependent.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1208198
Title:
ARM only kernel drivers being built on x86
Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu:
Won't Fix
Bug description:
I was doing a kernel config and noticed there are a bunch of
ARM/non-x86 only drivers being built on x86 - they're just increasing
build time and taking up space in /lib/modules; spotted so far:
- Exynos random number generator:
./kernel/drivers/char/hw_random/exynos-rng.ko
- Calxeda network driver: ./kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/calxeda
- Mac input: kernel/drivers/macintosh/mac_hid.ko
- ATMEL SoC: ./kernel/sound/soc/atmel/snd-soc-atmel-pcm.ko
I bet there are a bunch of others as well - might be worth having a
clean out of the ones that are physically impossible.
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