Re: [PATCH] misc: Kconfig: Make MCHP_LAN966X_PCI depend on OF, not select it

From: Herve Codina
Date: Fri Nov 29 2024 - 13:13:31 EST


Hi Ricardo,

On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 18:57:09 +0100
Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks for the headsup
>
> On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 at 18:45, Herve Codina <herve.codina@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Ricardo,
> >
> > On Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:41:17 +0000
> > Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Most (maybe all?) the drivers depend on OF instead of selecting it. This
> > > is more convenient for CI because we can have test scripts that do:
> > > make allyesconfig
> > > scripts/config -d OF
> > > make olddefconfig
> > >
> > > Without this patch, OF cannot be disabled that way.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ricardo Ribalda <ribalda@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > drivers/misc/Kconfig | 3 +--
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
> > > index 902c306bc972..2ea5f40ff4e4 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
> > > @@ -612,8 +612,7 @@ config MARVELL_CN10K_DPI
> > >
> > > config MCHP_LAN966X_PCI
> > > tristate "Microchip LAN966x PCIe Support"
> > > - depends on PCI
> > > - select OF
> > > + depends on PCI && OF
> > > select OF_OVERLAY
> > > select IRQ_DOMAIN
> > > help
> > >
> > > ---
> > > base-commit: 7af08b57bcb9ebf78675c50069c54125c0a8b795
> > > change-id: 20241129-lan966x-depend-8bc69b4954e5
> > >
> >
> > Not sure it should be done that way (See [1]). Also I pointed out this
> > patch in the discussion.
> >
>
> I have no strong opinion for my version or:
>
> depends on PCI && OF_OVERLAY
>
>
> Shall I send a v2 or you prefer to handle it yourself?

You can send a v2 with
depends on PCI
depends on OF_OVERLAY

If you send a v2, can you add people listed in
https://lore.kernel.org/all/dywwnh7ns47ffndsttstpcsw44avxjvzcddmceha7xavqjdi77@cqdgmpdtywol/

Best regards,
Hervé