Re: [PATCH 0/2] arm64 defconfig: Get faddr2line working

[John Garry]

On 24/07/2022 21:35, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

Here's a brief'ish summary for why it's ok to delete these mentioned 
configs:

> CONFIG_ARCH_BCMBCA=y

On next-20220722, config ARCH_BCMBCA is selected by config ARCH_BCM4908 
from arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms and the latter is enabled in the 
defconfig, so no need to explicitly enable in the defconfig.

On arm-soc arm/defconfig, config ARCH_BCMBCA does not exist for arm64 
platforms yet, so this is why we see this config deleted for the sync.
> CONFIG_SECCOMP=y

Since commit 282a181b1a0d, config SECCOMP was changed to def_bool y, so 
no need to explicitly enable in the defconfig.

> CONFIG_QRTR=m

From commit fdf4632aa834, we enable config ATH11K_PCI, which selects 
config QRTR, so no need to explicitly enable in the defconfig.

> CONFIG_PINCTRL_MSM=y

From commit c807a335d3b1, config PINCTRL_SM8450 is enabled, which 
selects PINCTRL_MSM, so no need to explicitly enable in the defconfig.

> CONFIG_SND_SOC_TEGRA210_OPE=m

There is no issue on next-20220722.

On arm-soc arm/defconfig, config SND_SOC_TEGRA210_OPE just does not yet 
exist, so that's why it get removed from the sync of the defconfig.

> CONFIG_MAILBOX=y

In commit fc739069aa92, config MAILBOX was enabled in the defconfig but 
it was already being enabled from elsewhere. There was definitely no 
sync of the savedefconfig going on there :)

> CONFIG_QCOM_ICC_BWMON=m

Commit 76f11e77f919 enabled config QCOM_ICC_BWMON, but like config 
ARCH_BCMBCA, that config does not exist on arm-soc arm/defconfig branch

On next-20220722, no sync is required

> CONFIG_SLIMBUS=m

Config 5bd773242f75 added a kconfig "imply" on config SLIMBUS from 
config SOUNDWIRE_QCOM, and this happens to mean that we don't explicitly 
require config SLIMBUS enabled in the defconfig.

> CONFIG_INTERCONNECT=y

Since commit 06f079816d4c, config TEGRA_MC added a kconfig select on 
config INTERCONNECT, so no need to explicitly enable from the kconfig

> CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS=y

From commit cd8bc7d4eb66, config PCI_ENDPOINT_CONFIGFS is enabled in 
the defconfig, and this selects CONFIG_CONFIGFS_FS, so no need to have 
explicit enabling in the defconfig.

We still have issues on next-22072022:
CONFIG_ARM_CPUIDE
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_REDUCED

The latter two are not an issue on the arm-soc arm/defconfig.

So let me know if any comments or how to proceed.

And would each config item deletion merit a separate patch?

Thanks,
John