Re: [RFC 5/5] MIPS: Add Realtek RTL8186 SoC support

[Marc Zyngier]

On 01/10/18 09:48, Yasha Cherikovsky wrote:
> Hi Marc,
>
> On Mon, 2018-10-01 at 09:19 +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> > Hi Yasha,
> >
> > On 30/09/18 15:15, Yasha Cherikovsky wrote:
> > > The Realtek RTL8186 SoC is a MIPS based SoC
> > > used in some home routers [1][2].
> > >
> > > The hardware includes Lexra LX5280 CPU with a TLB,
> > > two Ethernet controllers, a WLAN controller and more.
> > >
> > > With this patch, it is possible to successfully boot
> > > the kernel and load userspace on the Edimax BR-6204Wg
> > > router.
> > > Network drivers support will come in future patches.
> > >
> > > This patch includes:
> > > - New MIPS rtl8186 platform
> > >       - Core platform setup code (mostly DT based)
> > >       - New Kconfig option
> > >       - defconfig file
> > >       - MIPS zboot UART support
> > > - RTL8186 interrupt controller driver
> > > - RTL8186 timer driver
> > > - Device tree files for the RTL8186 SoC and Edimax BR-6204Wg
> > >     router
> > >
> > > [1] https://www.linux-mips.org/wiki/Realtek_SOC#Realtek_RTL8186
> > > [2] https://wikidevi.com/wiki/Realtek_RTL8186
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Yasha Cherikovsky <yasha.che3@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Paul Burton <paul.burton@xxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: James Hogan <jhogan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Jason Cooper <jason@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@xxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Rob Herring <robh+dt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@xxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: devicetree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > ---
> > >    arch/mips/Kbuild.platforms                    |   1 +
> > >    arch/mips/Kconfig                             |  17 ++
> > >    arch/mips/boot/compressed/uart-16550.c        |   5 +
> > >    arch/mips/boot/dts/Makefile                   |   1 +
> > >    arch/mips/boot/dts/realtek/Makefile           |   4 +
> > >    arch/mips/boot/dts/realtek/rtl8186.dtsi       |  86 +++++++
> > >    .../dts/realtek/rtl8186_edimax_br_6204wg.dts  |  45 ++++
> > >    arch/mips/configs/rtl8186_defconfig           | 112 +++++++++
> > >    arch/mips/include/asm/mach-rtl8186/rtl8186.h  |  37 +++
> > >    arch/mips/rtl8186/Makefile                    |   2 +
> > >    arch/mips/rtl8186/Platform                    |   7 +
> > >    arch/mips/rtl8186/irq.c                       |   8 +
> > >    arch/mips/rtl8186/prom.c                      |  15 ++
> > >    arch/mips/rtl8186/setup.c                     |  80 +++++++
> > >    arch/mips/rtl8186/time.c                      |  10 +
> > >    drivers/clocksource/Kconfig                   |   9 +
> > >    drivers/clocksource/Makefile                  |   1 +
> > >    drivers/clocksource/timer-rtl8186.c           | 220
> > > ++++++++++++++++++
> > >    drivers/irqchip/Kconfig                       |   5 +
> > >    drivers/irqchip/Makefile                      |   1 +
> > >    drivers/irqchip/irq-rtl8186.c                 | 107 +++++++++
> >
> > Could you please split this into at least three patches (arch code,
> > clocksource, irqchip) to ease the review?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > 	M.
>
> Currently the RTL8186_IRQ and the RTL8186_TIMER Kconfig entries depend on
> MACH_RTL8186 (which is added in the MIPS portion of the same patch).
> Also, MACH_RTL8186 in MIPS selects these two options.
>
> What is the best way to split that?

It is absolutely fine to have something depending on a non-selectable 
config option, which would allow you to split things up as finely as you 
want. Just have the patch enabling the config option last.

Thanks,

	M.
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