RE: [PATCH V3 1/7] firmware: imx: Add stubs for !CONFIG_IMX_SCU case

[Anson Huang]

Hi, Alexandre

> Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/7] firmware: imx: Add stubs for !CONFIG_IMX_SCU
> case
> 
> On 16/03/2020 08:44:10+0000, Anson Huang wrote:
> >
> >
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/7] firmware: imx: Add stubs for
> > > !CONFIG_IMX_SCU case
> > >
> > > On 16/03/2020 08:04:17+0000, Anson Huang wrote:
> > > > Hi, Shawn
> > > >
> > > > > Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 1/7] firmware: imx: Add stubs for
> > > > > !CONFIG_IMX_SCU case
> > > > >
> > > > > On Mon, Mar 16, 2020 at 03:18:43AM +0000, Peng Fan wrote:
> > > > > > Just sent out. One more thing, I think all drivers depends on
> > > > > > IMX_SCU should not have COMPILE_TEST if we plan not to add
> > > > > > dummy functions. I see you picked up Anson's patch in
> > > > > > imx/drivers branch,
> > > please check more.
> > > > >
> > > > > Ha, yes. COMPILE_TEST should be dropped for IMX_SCU_PD in
> > > > > Anson's
> > > patch.
> > > > > Thanks for reminding.
> > > >
> > > > I still NOT quite understand why we won't support COMPILE_TEST for
> > > > SCU drivers, with whose stubs, the build should be OK, if there is
> > > > any build error, we should try to fix it, NOT just remove the
> > > > COMPILE_TEST
> > > support, any special reason?
> > > >
> > >
> > > COMPILE_TEST is supported as long as IMX_SCU is selected like is it
> > > for any driver depending on any bus.
> >
> > But without having " || COMPILE_TEST " in kconfig, COMPILE_TEST will
> > NOT be supported, I think as long as we have stubs for those SCU APIs,
> > all drivers depending on IMX_SCU can support COMPILE_TEST
> independently.
> >
> 
> 
> Why do you absolutely need to compile them independently? From a code
> coverage point of view, having:
> 
> COMPILE_TEST=y
> CONFIG_IMX_SCU=y
> 
> is enough to select and compile the remaining drivers.

What I meant is for below case, like using other arch config which does NOT have
CONFIG_IMX_SCU selected, ONLY with COMPILE_TEST selected, adding stubs for
IMX_SCU APIs can fix such scenario.

COMPILE_TEST=y
CONFIG_IMX_SCU=n

Anson