Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: simplfy builtin or module check

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Wed Jan 12 2022 - 02:37:03 EST




On 1/11/22 23:03, Randy Dunlap wrote:
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> On 1/11/22 22:56, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 3:37 PM Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> On 1/11/22 18:34, Luis Chamberlain wrote:
>>>> The existing check is outdated and confuses developers. Use the
>>>> already existing IS_ENABLED() defined on kconfig.h which makes
>>>> the intention much clearer.
>>>>
>>>> Reported-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Reported-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>>> ---
>>>> include/linux/firmware.h | 2 +-
>>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/include/linux/firmware.h b/include/linux/firmware.h
>>>> index 3b057dfc8284..fa3493dbe84a 100644
>>>> --- a/include/linux/firmware.h
>>>> +++ b/include/linux/firmware.h
>>>> @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static inline bool firmware_request_builtin(struct firmware *fw,
>>>> }
>>>> #endif
>>>>
>>>> -#if defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER) || (defined(CONFIG_FW_LOADER_MODULE) && defined(MODULE))
>>>
>>> The "defined(MODULE)" part wasn't needed here. :)
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>> It _is_ needed.
>>
>> This seems to be equivalent to IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_FW_LOADER),
>> not IS_ENABLE(CONFIG_FW_LOADER).>>
>
> Hm, /me confused.
>
> How can CONFIG_FW_LOADER_MODULE be =y when MODULE is not defined?
>

OK, I get it now. Thanks for correcting me.

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>>>> +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_FW_LOADER)
>>>> int request_firmware(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name,
>>>> struct device *device);
>>>> int firmware_request_nowarn(const struct firmware **fw, const char *name,
>>>
>>> --
>>> ~Randy
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~Randy