# \[RFC,PATCH\] Cleanup PC parallel port Kconfig

- From: Luck, Tony \<tony.luck@intel.com\>
- Date: 2011-06-14 22:08:37 
- List: linux-arm-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2011/06/8577811
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-arm-kernel/2011/06/8577797/t.md

```text
diff --git a/arch/ia64/Kconfig b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
index 38280ef..849805a 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/ia64/Kconfig
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ config IA64
 	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
 	select HAVE_DMA_API_DEBUG
 	select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
+	select HAVE_PC_PARPORT
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ if SMP
 	select IRQ_PER_CPU

I took a look at the back of all my ia64 systems - none of them
have a parallel port.  It seems unlikely that new systems will
start adding parallel ports :-)

So even if I had a printer (or other device) that used a parallel
port, I have no way to test it.

-Tony
```