Re: [PATCH 2.6] set up conswitchp when CONFIG_VT is set

[Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>]

On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, Ralf Baechle wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2004 at 10:52:59AM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > | +#ifdef CONFIG_VT
> > | +#if defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
> > | +        conswitchp = &vga_con;
> > | +#elif defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
> > | +        conswitchp = &dummy_con;
> > | +#endif
> > | +#endif
> >
> > Isn't the #ifdef CONFIG_VT superfluous?
>
> No; if CONFIG_VT is undefined conswitchp is undefined also; DUMMY_CONSOLE
> however is still selectable if CONFIG_VT is off so there could be
> unsatisfied references to consitchp.

DUMMY_CONSOLE can be set in drivers/video/console/Kconfig only.
drivers/video/console/Kconfig is included by drivers/video/Kconfig only, and
its inclusion depends on VT.
Hence the #ifdef CONFIG_VT is superfluous, unless the above isn't true for the
MIPS tree (I checked plain 2.6.1).

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                                                Geert

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