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Misc: ARM_CHAR_LCD: Permit the use of a driver on any ARM machine

PATCH Superseded Alexander Shiyan 2 participants 2 messages Nov 18, 2012 Char and misc drivers

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PATCH 1/1 Misc: ARM_CHAR_LCD: Permit the use of a driver on any ARM machine

arm-charlcd driver can be used on any ARM machine, so dependency of PLAT_VERSATILE is removed.

Signed-off-by Alexander Shiyan <[email protected]>
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 drivers/misc/Kconfig |   14 ++++++++------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
drivers/misc/Kconfig +8 -6
index b151b7c..83d8d44 100644
@@ -434,13 +434,15 @@ config VMWARE_BALLOON
 
 config ARM_CHARLCD
 	bool "ARM Ltd. Character LCD Driver"
-	depends on PLAT_VERSATILE
+	depends on ARM
+	default n
 	help
-	  This is a driver for the character LCD found on the ARM Ltd.
-	  Versatile and RealView Platform Baseboards. It doesn't do
-	  very much more than display the text "ARM Linux" on the first
-	  line and the Linux version on the second line, but that's
-	  still useful.
+	  This is a driver for the on-board character LCD found on some
+	  ARM reference boards, for example on Versatile or RealView Platform
+	  Baseboards. This is basically an Hitachi HD44780 LCD.
+	  Driver doesn't do very much more than display the text "ARM Linux"
+	  on the first line and the Linux version on the second line, but
+	  that's still useful.
 
 config BMP085
 	bool
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PATCH 1/1 Misc: ARM_CHAR_LCD: Permit the use of a driver on any ARM machine

Quoted 13 lines · Alexander Shiyan

arm-charlcd driver can be used on any ARM machine, so dependency of PLAT_VERSATILE is removed.

Signed-off-by Alexander Shiyan <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/misc/Kconfig |   14 ++++++++------
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
drivers/misc/Kconfig +0 -0
index b151b7c..83d8d44 100644

drivers/misc/Kconfig config VMWARE_BALLOON · line 438

Quoted 6 lines
drivers/misc/Kconfig +2 -1
@@ -434,13 +434,15 @@ config VMWARE_BALLOON
 
 config ARM_CHARLCD
 	bool "ARM Ltd. Character LCD Driver"
-	depends on PLAT_VERSATILE
+	depends on ARM
+	default n

n is always the default, right? So this line isn't needed.

thanks,

greg k-h