Subject: Re: HAVE_CONFIG

From: "David H. Lynch Jr." <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:56:31 -0400

Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 April 2008, David H. Lynch Jr. wrote:
>   
>>     Why does CONFIG_PPC set CONFIG_HAVE_IDE ?
>>     
>
> Because it's possible to build ide drivers on the powerpc architecture.
> It means you get the option to enable to disable the old ATA (IDE) drivers.
>
> 	Arnd <><
>   
    So CONFIG_HAVE_IDE means the architecture could have IDE rather than
it does have IDE ?
   
    My BSP can't have IDE, does that mean I should add
   
    default n if MYBSP

    ? or somehow deselect HAVE_IDE in the config option for my BSP ?

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