Re: [PATCH] lightnvm: remove dependencies on BLK_DEV_NVME and PCI

From: Javier Gonzalez
Date: Thu Aug 02 2018 - 12:04:32 EST


> On 2 Aug 2018, at 13.06, Matias BjÃrling <mb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> No need to force NVMe device driver to be compiled in if the
> lightnvm subsystem is selected. Also no need for PCI to be selected
> as well, as it would be selected by the device driver that hooks into
> the subsystem.
>
> Signed-off-by: Matias BjÃrling <mb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig | 3 +--
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig b/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig
> index 439bf90d084d..a872cd720967 100644
> --- a/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/lightnvm/Kconfig
> @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
>
> menuconfig NVM
> bool "Open-Channel SSD target support"
> - depends on BLOCK && PCI
> - select BLK_DEV_NVME
> + depends on BLOCK
> help
> Say Y here to get to enable Open-channel SSDs.
>
> --
> 2.11.0

Looks like a good dependency cleanup. Though the nvme driver is the
only one that hooks into LigthNVM today, so it will have to be compiled
anyway.

Reviewed-by: Javier GonzÃlez <javier@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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