Re: [RFC v0 1/2] interconnect: Add generic interconnect controller API

[Georgi Djakov]

On 03/03/2017 12:53 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> On 03/01/17 10:22, Georgi Djakov wrote:
> > diff --git a/drivers/interconnect/Kconfig b/drivers/interconnect/Kconfig
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 000000000000..103524b59905
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/drivers/interconnect/Kconfig
> > @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
> > +menuconfig INTERCONNECT
> > +	bool "On-Chip Interconnect management support"
>
> Why isn't this symbol tristate instead of bool so that the
> interconnect management support can be built as a loadable module?

Thanks for the comment! For simplicity, the core API currently is
only supported as a built-in, but we can definitely try making it
modular. I can do it after we get some initial feedback on if and
how this concept fits in the kernel and set the direction we want
to go.

BR,
Georgi

> > +	help
> > +	  Support for management of the on-chip interconnects.
> > +
> > +	  This framework is designed to provide a generic interface for
> > +          managing the interconnects in a SoC.
> > +
> > +	  If unsure, say no.
> > +