RE: [PATCH v2] pmdomain: imx: Make IMX8M/IMX9 BLK_CTRL tristate

From: Zhipeng Wang

Date: Wed Apr 15 2026 - 22:00:15 EST


> On Mon, Apr 13, 2026 at 02:30:49PM +0900, Zhipeng Wang wrote:
> > Convert IMX8M_BLK_CTRL and IMX9_BLK_CTRL from bool to tristate to
> > allow building as loadable modules.
> >
> > Add prompt strings to make these options visible and configurable in
> > menuconfig, keeping them enabled by default on appropriate platforms.
> >
> > Also remove the IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS dependency from
> IMX9_BLK_CTRL.
> > This dependency was incorrect from the beginning - i.MX93 uses a
>
> s/-/because
>
> Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li@xxxxxxx>
>

Hi Frank,

Thank you! v3 sent.

BRs,
Zhipeng
> > different power domain architecture compared to i.MX8M series:
> >
> > - i.MX8M uses GPCv2 (General Power Controller v2) for power domain
> > management, hence IMX8M_BLK_CTRL correctly depends on it.
> >
> > - i.MX93 uses BLK_CTRL directly without GPCv2. The hardware doesn't
> > have GPCv2 at all.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Zhipeng Wang <zhipeng.wang_1@xxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig | 11 +++++++----
> > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig
> > b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig index 00203615c65e..9168d183b0c5
> 100644
> > --- a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig
> > @@ -10,15 +10,18 @@ config IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
> > default y if SOC_IMX7D
> >
> > config IMX8M_BLK_CTRL
> > - bool
> > - default SOC_IMX8M && IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
> > + tristate "i.MX8M BLK CTRL driver"
> > + depends on SOC_IMX8M
> > + depends on IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
> > depends on PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
> > depends on COMMON_CLK
> > + default y
> >
> > config IMX9_BLK_CTRL
> > - bool
> > - default SOC_IMX9 && IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
> > + tristate "i.MX93 BLK CTRL driver"
> > + depends on SOC_IMX9
> > depends on PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
> > + default y
> >
> > config IMX_SCU_PD
> > bool "IMX SCU Power Domain driver"
> > --
> > 2.34.1
> >