Re: [PATCH] [RFC] qcom_scm: hide Kconfig symbol

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Mon Sep 27 2021 - 16:48:12 EST


On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 10:42 PM Bjorn Andersson
<bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Mon 27 Sep 13:15 PDT 2021, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 9:52 PM Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > An easier option might be to find a way to build QCOM_SCM without
> > RESET_CONTROLLER for compile testing purposes. I don't know
> > what would break from that.
> >
>
> Afaict the reset API is properly stubbed and RESET_CONTROLLER is a bool,
> so I think we can simply drop the "select" and the kernel will still
> compile fine in all combinations.
>
> When it comes to runtime, we currently select RESET_CONTROLLER from the
> Qualcomm common clocks. If that is dropped (why would it...) it seems
> possible to build a custom kernel for msm8916 that we can boot and miss
> the stubbed out "mss restart" reset line from the SCM.
>
>
> So, let's just drop the select RESET_CONTROLLER from SCM for now.

Ok, I've made that change locally, giving it more time on the randconfig
build box now.

Arnd