> -----Original Message----- > From: Darren Hart [mailto:dvh...@infradead.org] > Sent: Friday, October 6, 2017 11:45 AM > To: Limonciello, Mario <mario_limoncie...@dell.com> > Cc: andy.shevche...@gmail.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; platform- > driver-...@vger.kernel.org; l...@kernel.org; quasi...@google.com; > pali.ro...@gmail.com; r...@rjwysocki.net; mj...@google.com; h...@lst.de; > g...@kroah.com > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/14] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Add new WMI > dispatcher driver > > On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 07:47:38PM +0000, mario.limoncie...@dell.com wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Darren Hart [mailto:dvh...@infradead.org] > > > Sent: Thursday, October 5, 2017 12:58 PM > > > To: Limonciello, Mario <mario_limoncie...@dell.com> > > > Cc: andy.shevche...@gmail.com; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; platform- > > > driver-...@vger.kernel.org; l...@kernel.org; quasi...@google.com; > > > pali.ro...@gmail.com; r...@rjwysocki.net; mj...@google.com; h...@lst.de; > > > g...@kroah.com > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 11/14] platform/x86: dell-smbios-wmi: Add new WMI > > > dispatcher driver > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 03:12:46PM +0000, mario.limoncie...@dell.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > > > > > > b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > > > > > > index f0b97cb8e449..ef597f440d2e 100644 > > > > > > --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > > > > > > +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig > > > > > > @@ -93,13 +93,27 @@ config ASUS_LAPTOP > > > > > > > > > > > > config DELL_SMBIOS > > > > > > tristate "Dell SMBIOS calling interface" > > > > > > - depends on DELL_SMBIOS_SMM > > > > > > + depends on DELL_SMBIOS_WMI || DELL_SMBIOS_SMM > > > > > > ---help--- > > > > > > This module provides common functions for kernel modules > using > > > > > > Dell SMBIOS. > > > > > > > > > > You use select DELL_SMBIOS below, which implies this modules should be > > > > > invisible. Indeed, there is no need for the user to see the > > > > > DELL_SMBIOS > > > > > option at all now, they can select DELL_SMBIOS_WMI and or > > > > > DELL_SMBIOS_SMM, no need to keep the DELL_SMBIOS option. > > > > > > > > > So when you say make invisible, does that mean that it should never show > > > > up in make menuconfig and just be implicitly selected? > > > > > > Right. It shouldn't have a prompt. > > > > > > > > > > > When I was adjusting Kconfig for your other feedback I noticed setting > > > something > > > > to "select $DRIVER" that invisible driver does show up just can't be > > > > turned > off. > > > > Is that what you mean? > > > > > > No, I mean eliminate the menu entry by eliminating the prompt. > > Do you have an example of a driver that does it this way? > > When I tried, CONFIG_DELL_WMI_DESCRIPTOR doesn't get saved to .config > > and then doesn't compile into a module anymore. > > Just eliminating the prompt will hide DELL_SMBIOS from menuconfig: > > config DELL_SMBIOS > tristate > depends on DELL_SMBIOS_WMI || DELL_SMBIOS_SMM > > -- > Darren Hart > VMware Open Source Technology Center
Ohhh. I didn't know that's what you meant by prompt. Thanks for clarifying.
