Re: [PATCH 4/4] bus: simple-pm-bus: convert bool SIMPLE_PM_BUS to tristate

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi Paul,

On Sun, Jul 3, 2016 at 7:30 PM, Paul Gortmaker
<paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The Kconfig currently controlling compilation of this code is:
>
> config SIMPLE_PM_BUS
>         bool "Simple Power-Managed Bus Driver"
>
> ...meaning that it currently is not being built as a module by anyone.
>
> In removing the orphaned modular support in a previous patch set,
> Geert indicated he'd rather see this code converted to tristate.
>
> I normally don't do that because it extends functionality that I
> can't easily run time test or even know if the use case makes sense,
> but since in this case the author has nominated it as such, we do
> the conversion here.
>
> Note that doesn't change the lack of run time testing ; this change
> is only tested for sucessful compile and modpost.

Thanks!

> Cc: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kevin Hilman <khilman@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Simon Horman <horms+renesas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Ethernet is probed successfully on sh73a0/kzm9g after insmodding
simple-pm-bus.ko.

Tested-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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