Re: [PATCH] issei: INTEL_SSEI should depend on X86

[David Laight]

On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:03:11 +0200
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi David,
> 
> On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 at 11:08, David Laight <david.laight.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu,  6 Aug 2026 11:46:55 +0200
> > Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:  
> > > The Intel Silicon Security Engine is only present on systems with Intel
> > > Lunar Lake CPUs.  Hence add a dependency on X86, to prevent asking the
> > > user about this subsystem when configuring a kernel for a non-x86
> > > architecture.  
> >
> > Should it be X86_64 ?  
> 
> I don't know. Can you still run 32-bit kernels on these CPUs?

You should be able to, but there is no need to support new features.

David

> 
> > > --- a/drivers/misc/issei/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/misc/issei/Kconfig
> > > @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
> > >  # Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Intel Corporation
> > >  config INTEL_SSEI
> > >       tristate "Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface"
> > > +     depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
> > >       help
> > >         The ISSEI (Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface)
> > >         subsystem provides a communication channel between the host and the  
> 
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
>                         Geert
>