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 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. 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. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1208198/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp