Dmitry Kasatkin [off-list ref] wrote:
When ASYMMETRIC_KEYS=y, but depends on CRYPTO=m, selections will be also modules.
In random config case OID_REGISTRY, MPILIB and ASN1 became modules producing build
break. This patch removes asymmetric keys dependency from CRYPTO, but instead
selects CRYPTO and CRYPTO_HASH as they are needed.
You do realise that this makes the asymmetric key config option into a
top-level option? I think, logically, that's the wrong thing to do. They
should still appear under the crypto menu.
Note that I think your patch is really the wrong solution. The right solution
is to fix the configuration tools - but that's quite an undertaking.
David