Hi Linus

2015-11-05 22:40 GMT+09:00 Linus Walleij <linus.wall...@linaro.org>:
> On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 12:15 PM, Masahiro Yamada
> <yamada.masah...@socionext.com> wrote:
>
>> ARCH_SUNXI selects RESET_CONTROLLER.
>> The dependency "depends on RESET_CONTROLLER" is already met.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masah...@socionext.com>
>
> NACK, this pin controller needs that as dependency, I don't worry
> that it's overspecified.
>
> They both do this:
> #include <linux/reset.h>
>
> And the object should specify its dependencies, not rely on them
> being implicitly available.
>
> The dep is there for human readers too, not just machines. And to
> them, this is helpful information.

How strict we should follow this rule?

Many drivers depend on OF, but do they all have "depends on OF"?





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Masahiro Yamada
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