Re: [PATCH V3 6/6] usb: host: Add ability to build new Broadcom STB USB drivers

[Alan Cooper]

On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 1:22 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 11/6/18, Alan Cooper <alcooperx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 6:09 AM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 11/5/18, Al Cooper <alcooperx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> > +
> >> > +config USB_BRCM
> >> > +     tristate "Broadcom STB USB support"
> >> > +     depends on ARCH_BRCMSTB
> >> > +     select USB_OHCI_HCD_PLATFORM if USB_OHCI_HCD
> >> > +     select USB_EHCI_BRCM if USB_EHCI_HCD
> >> > +     select USB_XHCI_BRCM if USB_XHCI_HCD
> >> > +     select USB_XHCI_PLATFORM if USB_XHCI_HCD
> >> > +     select BRCM_USB_PHY if USB_OHCI_HCD || USB_EHCI_HCD ||
> >> > USB_XHCI_HCD
> >> > +     select GENERIC_PHY if BRCM_USB_PHY
> >> > +     default ARCH_BRCMSTB
> >>
> >> Is there a build time dependency on the PHY layer? If not, I would
> >> suggest
> >> dropping the last two 'select' statements. I would also suggest
> >> making the dependency 'depends on ARCH_BRCMSTB || COMPILE_TEST'
> >> to allow building it on other architecture for better build testing, and
> >> dropping the 'default' line. Just add this to the defconfig like the
> >> other
> >> drivers you have.
> >
> > I added COMPILE_TEST and dropped the last 2 select lines.
> > Most of our other drivers default to "y" for "ARCH_BRCMSTB", would it
> > be better if I changed it to "default y"?
>
> No, "default ARCH_BRCMSTB" is better than "default y", but I'd recommend
> to just not have non-essential drivers default-on.
>
>       Arnd

Okay.

Thanks
Al