[PATCH] realtek: Fix kernel dependencies on CONFIG_MDIO_SMBUS

[Bjørn Mork]

Birger Koblitz <mail at birger-koblitz.de> writes:

> Well, we can of course always compile SMBus support in, i.e. make CONFIG_SFP depend on CONFIG_MDIO_SMBUS,
> this is already done for the I2C equivalent and this is where we started:
> config SFP
>         tristate "SFP cage support"
>         depends on I2C && PHYLINK
>         depends on HWMON || HWMON=n
>         select MDIO_I2C
> +	select CONFIG_MDIO_SMBUS
>
> But if we do not want to do that then #ifdefs are the only solution to prevent compiler errors
> due to missing symbols. There is no need to do anything in a dts BTW. The code is already
> auto-configuring, it first tries I2C which is more powerful and then
> falls back to SMBus before it gives up.


Just drop the unnecssary I2C_SMBUS dependency.  AFAICS, you're only
using i2c_smbus_xfer() which is part of the i2c core.


Bjørn