Re: [PATCH 15/15] arm64: defconfig: Enable Renesas RZ/V2N SoC

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Thu Mar 27 2025 - 05:08:33 EST


On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 at 09:55, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 at 08:43, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On 26/03/2025 15:39, Prabhakar wrote:
> > > From: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > Enable support for the Renesas RZ/V2N (R9A09G056) SoC in the ARM64
> > > defconfig.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Lad Prabhakar <prabhakar.mahadev-lad.rj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > arch/arm64/configs/defconfig | 1 +
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
> > > index 11e7d0ad8656..c7b41f86c128 100644
> > > --- a/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
> > > +++ b/arch/arm64/configs/defconfig
> > > @@ -1483,6 +1483,7 @@ CONFIG_ARCH_R9A07G054=y
> > > CONFIG_ARCH_R9A08G045=y
> > > CONFIG_ARCH_R9A09G011=y
> > > CONFIG_ARCH_R9A09G047=y
> > > +CONFIG_ARCH_R9A09G056=y
> >
> > So the pattern will keep growing and none of you will ever bother to fix
> > it, because you have your patchset to throw over the wall.
>
> Yes, the pattern will keep on growing.
> Just like the minimum kernel size will keep on growing, especially if
> you can no longer compile a kernel without support for SoCs you do not
> intend to run the kernel on. Not everyone has GiBs of RAM to spare...

<pling! :->

/me remembers
https://lore.kernel.org/all/6323eb7a-03e9-4678-ac4f-f90052d0aace@xxxxxxxxxx/

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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