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List:       linux-i2c
Subject:    Re: [i2c] [patch 3/6] Minor typos in i2c/algos/Kconfig
From:       Wolfram Sang <w.sang () pengutronix ! de>
Date:       2008-01-24 13:47:11
Message-ID: fna4sv$ch6$1 () ger ! gmane ! org
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Hi Jean,

Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Wolfram,
> 
> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:20:13 +0100, w.sang@pengutronix.de wrote:
>> This patch corrects some minor typos. The term "below" in these paragraphs
>> might also be replaced by "later" or something similar?
> You're right, this is a remnant from the times where all the i2c
> options were in a single menu. Nowadays, 'under "I2C Hardware Bus
> support"' would be more appropriate. Or... nothing at all. After all,
> the i2c "algorithm" modules are selected automatically whenever a
> driver that relies on them is selected. They are visible in the menu
> only so that one can enable them for an hypothetical out-of-tree driver
> - but I doubt that this is terribly useful. So a 3rd option would be to
> simply remove these items from the configuration menu.
I support the idea of removing them. If there is an out-of-tree driver, 
it will find a way to set the algorithm from outside. Shall I make such 
a patch, if there are no further objections?

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   Dipl.-Ing. Wolfram Sang | http://www.pengutronix.de
  Pengutronix - Linux Solutions for Science and Industry


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