Re: [PATCH 1/2] drm/i915/display: fix randconfig build

[Jani Nikula]

On Wed, 05 Oct 2022, Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 04. 10. 22, 12:52, Jani Nikula wrote:
>> On Tue, 04 Oct 2022, "Jiri Slaby (SUSE)" <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> When DRM_I915=y and BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=m, the build fails:
>>> ld: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.o: in function `intel_backlight_device_register':
>>> intel_backlight.c:(.text+0x5587): undefined reference to `backlight_device_get_by_name'
>>>
>>> ld: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.o: in function `intel_backlight_device_unregister':
>>> intel_backlight.c:(.text+0x576e): undefined reference to `backlight_device_unregister'
>>>
>>> To fix this, use IS_REACHABLE(), not IS_ENABLED() in backlight. That is,
>>> with the above config, backlight support is disabled.
>> 
>> So I don't want this. I'll take a patch that fixes the dependencies to
>> block DRM_I915=y and BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=m. Nobody wants that combo,
>> and IMO using IS_REACHABLE() is a workaround to hide a broken config
>> under the carpet.
>> 
>> The right thing to do is
>> 
>> config DRM_I915
>> 	depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE || BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=n.
>> 
>> We're selecting BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE because almost everyone else is
>> too, and a combo of selecting and depending leads to circular
>> dependencies. But depending is the right fix.
>
> I'm not sure what should I do now. If I do:
> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig
> @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ config DRM_I915
>          depends on DRM
>          depends on X86 && PCI
>          depends on !PREEMPT_RT
> +       depends on (BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE && ACPI) || 
> (BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE=n && ACPI=n)
>          select INTEL_GTT if X86
>          select INTERVAL_TREE
>          # we need shmfs for the swappable backing store, and in particular
> @@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ config DRM_I915
>          select IRQ_WORK
>          # i915 depends on ACPI_VIDEO when ACPI is enabled
>          # but for select to work, need to select ACPI_VIDEO's 
> dependencies, ick
> -       select BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE if ACPI
>          select INPUT if ACPI
>          select X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES if ACPI
>          select ACPI_WMI if ACPI
>
> I get:
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig:2:error: recursive dependency detected!
> drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig:2: symbol DRM_I915 depends on 
> BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
> drivers/video/backlight/Kconfig:143:    symbol BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE is 
> selected by DRM_FSL_DCU
> drivers/gpu/drm/fsl-dcu/Kconfig:2:      symbol DRM_FSL_DCU depends on 
> COMMON_CLK
> drivers/clk/Kconfig:21: symbol COMMON_CLK is selected by X86_INTEL_QUARK
> arch/x86/Kconfig:633:   symbol X86_INTEL_QUARK depends on 
> X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES
> drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig:6: symbol X86_PLATFORM_DEVICES is selected 
> by DRM_I915
>
>
> Those dependencies are really cumbersome :/.

Yes. They could be fixed, though [1]. IS_REACHABLE() is just band-aid.

BR,
Jani.


[1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/1413580403-16225-1-git-send-email-jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxx

>
>> Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst:
>> 
>>    Note:
>> 	select should be used with care. select will force
>> 	a symbol to a value without visiting the dependencies.
>> 	By abusing select you are able to select a symbol FOO even
>> 	if FOO depends on BAR that is not set.
>> 	In general use select only for non-visible symbols
>> 	(no prompts anywhere) and for symbols with no dependencies.
>> 	That will limit the usefulness but on the other hand avoid
>> 	the illegal configurations all over.
>> 
>> 
>> BR,
>> Jani.
>> 
>>>
>>> Cc: Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Joonas Lahtinen <joonas.lahtinen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Rodrigo Vivi <rodrigo.vivi@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: David Airlie <airlied@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: Daniel Vetter <daniel@xxxxxxxx>
>>> Cc: intel-gfx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Cc: dri-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Reported-by: Martin Liška <mliska@xxxxxxx>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <jirislaby@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c | 2 +-
>>>   drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.h | 2 +-
>>>   2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
>>> index beba39a38c87..c1ba68796b6d 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.c
>>> @@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ void intel_backlight_enable(const struct intel_crtc_state *crtc_state,
>>>   	mutex_unlock(&dev_priv->display.backlight.lock);
>>>   }
>>>   
>>> -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)
>>> +#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)
>>>   static u32 intel_panel_get_backlight(struct intel_connector *connector)
>>>   {
>>>   	struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv = to_i915(connector->base.dev);
>>> diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.h b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.h
>>> index 339643f63897..207fe1c613d8 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.h
>>> +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_backlight.h
>>> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ u32 intel_backlight_invert_pwm_level(struct intel_connector *connector, u32 leve
>>>   u32 intel_backlight_level_to_pwm(struct intel_connector *connector, u32 level);
>>>   u32 intel_backlight_level_from_pwm(struct intel_connector *connector, u32 val);
>>>   
>>> -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)
>>> +#if IS_REACHABLE(CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE)
>>>   int intel_backlight_device_register(struct intel_connector *connector);
>>>   void intel_backlight_device_unregister(struct intel_connector *connector);
>>>   #else /* CONFIG_BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE */
>> 

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Jani Nikula, Intel Open Source Graphics Center