Re: [PATCH] issei: INTEL_SSEI should depend on X86

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

Hi David,

On Wed, 26 Aug 2026 at 11:08, David Laight <david.laight.linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Thu,  6 Aug 2026 11:46:55 +0200
> Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The Intel Silicon Security Engine is only present on systems with Intel
> > Lunar Lake CPUs.  Hence add a dependency on X86, to prevent asking the
> > user about this subsystem when configuring a kernel for a non-x86
> > architecture.
>
> Should it be X86_64 ?

I don't know. Can you still run 32-bit kernels on these CPUs?

> > --- a/drivers/misc/issei/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/misc/issei/Kconfig
> > @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
> >  # Copyright (C) 2023-2026 Intel Corporation
> >  config INTEL_SSEI
> >       tristate "Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface"
> > +     depends on X86 || COMPILE_TEST
> >       help
> >         The ISSEI (Intel Silicon Security Engine Interface)
> >         subsystem provides a communication channel between the host and the

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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