Re: [v4l-dvb-maintainer] [PATCH] DVB Needs I2C Core

[Johannes Stezenbach <js@linuxtv.org>]

On Fri, Jun 30, 2006, Parag Warudkar wrote:
> DVB seems to be using i2c ( i2c_transfer() mainly ) all over the place but 
> it is possible to build DVB without having I2C selected. This results in 
> undefined symbol i2c_transfer in DVB module.
> 
> This patch makes I2C Core selected automatically if DVB is selected.
> Is it the right thing to do?

No. There are DVB drivers which don't use I2C
(e.g. some of the USB ones). dvb-core doesn't use
I2C at all.
I think most of the dependencies have been corrected
in git already.

Johannes

> --- linux-2.6.17/drivers/media/dvb/Kconfig.orig	2006-06-30 00:15:13.000000000 -0400
> +++ linux-2.6.17/drivers/media/dvb/Kconfig	2006-06-30 00:10:15.000000000 -0400
> @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ menu "Digital Video Broadcasting Devices
>  config DVB
>  	bool "DVB For Linux"
>  	depends on NET && INET
> +	select I2C
>  	---help---
>  	  Support Digital Video Broadcasting hardware.  Enable this if you
>  	  own a DVB adapter and want to use it or if you compile Linux for

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