Re: [PATCH V1 vhost-next] vdpa/mlx5: Make vdpa core driver a distinct module

[Eli Cohen]

On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 03:17:05AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > 
> > Use "select MLX5_CORE"
> > instead of "depends on MLX5_CORE"
> > 
> > Wasn't this agreed upon?
> 
> Hmm I don't know. I recall a similar discussion around VHOST_IOTLB.
> That's different ...

I see.

> 
> I see
> 
> [linux]$ git grep MLX5_CORE|grep depends
> drivers/infiniband/hw/mlx5/Kconfig:     depends on NETDEVICES && ETHERNET && PCI && MLX5_CORE
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on NETDEVICES && ETHERNET && INET && PCI && MLX5_CORE
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN && RFS_ACCEL
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN && NET_SWITCHDEV
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN && DCB
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on TLS=y || MLX5_CORE=m
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on TLS=y || MLX5_CORE=m
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN
> drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig:        depends on MLX5_CORE_EN && MLX5_ESWITCH
> drivers/vdpa/Kconfig:   depends on MLX5_CORE
> 
> and no selects of this symbol, I guess you are saying you are changing everything
> else to select - is that right? Then I guess vdpa should follow suit ...
> 

No, I will leave that and will discuss internally if/who/when will do
this.