From b01250856b25f4417c51aa33afc451fbf7da1484 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: George Spelvin Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 16:09:23 -0700 Subject: lib: add lib/glob.c This is a helper function from drivers/ata/libata_core.c, where it is used to blacklist particular device models. It's being moved to lib/ so other drivers may use it for the same purpose. This implementation in non-recursive, so is safe for the kernel stack. [akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix sparse warning] Signed-off-by: George Spelvin Cc: Randy Dunlap Cc: Tejun Heo Cc: Ingo Molnar Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds --- lib/Kconfig | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+) (limited to 'lib/Kconfig') diff --git a/lib/Kconfig b/lib/Kconfig index a8a775730c09..41bfeec72e40 100644 --- a/lib/Kconfig +++ b/lib/Kconfig @@ -396,6 +396,25 @@ config CPU_RMAP config DQL bool +config GLOB + bool +# This actually supports modular compilation, but the module overhead +# is ridiculous for the amount of code involved. Until an out-of-tree +# driver asks for it, we'll just link it directly it into the kernel +# when required. Since we're ignoring out-of-tree users, there's also +# no need bother prompting for a manual decision: +# prompt "glob_match() function" + help + This option provides a glob_match function for performing + simple text pattern matching. It originated in the ATA code + to blacklist particular drive models, but other device drivers + may need similar functionality. + + All drivers in the Linux kernel tree that require this function + should automatically select this option. Say N unless you + are compiling an out-of tree driver which tells you that it + depends on this. + # # Netlink attribute parsing support is select'ed if needed # -- cgit