Re: [PATCH next] phy: google: fix build dependency for Google Tensor USB PHY

[André Draszik]

Hi Roy,

On Fri, 2026-01-23 at 15:51 -0800, Roy Luo wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 22, 2026 at 10:28 PM André Draszik <andre.draszik@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > COMPILE_TEST is not limited to ARCH_xxx. It allows drivers to be
> > compile tested even if the current build doesn't enable whatever
> > option (like TYPEC).
> > 
> > See also https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/kbuild/kconfig-language.html#compile-testing
> 
> "If a config symbol has a dependency, but the code controlled by the
> config symbol can still be compiled if the dependency is not met",
> TYPEC doesn't fall into this category as it's mandatory for compiling
> PHY_GOOGLE_USB.
> With "depends on TYPEC || COMPILE_TEST", this very build error
> would resurface when TYPEC=n, COMPILE_TEST=y and
> PHY_GOOGLE_USB=y. Please let me know if I missed anything.

No it wouldn't. If you look at the build log & .config from the reported 
failure, the error was because:

CONFIG_PHY_GOOGLE_USB=y
CONFIG_TYPEC=m

built-in code can not link against code from a module.

The typec APIs are all stubbed out when TYPEC=n.

Cheers,
Andre'



> 
> Thanks,
> Roy
> 
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > Andre'
> > 
> > 
> > > 
> > > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+zupgwgfKwPYqj8G2tNf4pEXNEWA+vL2WYJPhJ16xExgko7Dw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Roy