linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Hexagon: Remove useless select of NO_IOPORT

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Date:	Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:25:35 -0500
From:	rkuo <rkuo@...eaurora.org>
To:	Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
Cc:	linux-hexagon@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Hexagon: Remove useless select of NO_IOPORT_MAP

On Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 09:21:51PM +0200, Paul Bolle wrote:
> Hexagon's primary Kconfig entry has a select for NO_IOPORT_MAP. But
> because hexagon never defines a Kconfig symbol NO_IOPORT_MAP this select
> is a nop. It can be removed.
> 
> Perhaps hexagon should add its own Kconfig entry for NO_IOPORT_MAP and
> have it default to 'y'. But since no one apparently had any problems
> with HAS_IOPORT_MAP defaulting to 'y' on hexagon, as it currently does,
> that is unlikely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>
> ---
> Tested by playing with arch/hexagon/configs/comet_defconfig. After "make
> oldconfig" the .config contains CONFIG_HAS_IOPORT_MAP=y both before and
> after this patch, as is expected.
> 
> Actually, the only difference I found in the .config file was that after
> this patch the .config file contained
>     CONFIG_HEXAGON=y
> 
> I have no idea why. Did I botch my test?
> 
>  arch/hexagon/Kconfig | 1 -
>  1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
> index 4dc89d1f9c48..f1817eae107a 100644
> --- a/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/hexagon/Kconfig
> @@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ config HEXAGON
>  	select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
>  	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
>  	select HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK
> -	select NO_IOPORT_MAP
>  	select GENERIC_IOMAP
>  	select GENERIC_SMP_IDLE_THREAD
>  	select STACKTRACE_SUPPORT
> -- 
> 1.9.3
> 

There seemed to be a convoluted history behind the ioport options, but yes this
is no longer needed/doesn't actually do anything.  Thanks!

Acked-by: Richard Kuo <rkuo@...eaurora.org>


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