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Date:	Fri, 12 Dec 2014 09:09:24 -0800
From:	Ray Jui <rjui@...adcom.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
CC:	Bjorn Helgaas <bhelgaas@...gle.com>,
	Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	"Ian Campbell" <ijc+devicetree@...lion.org.uk>,
	Kumar Gala <galak@...eaurora.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...aro.org>,
	Christian Daudt <bcm@...thebug.org>,
	Matt Porter <mporter@...aro.org>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>,
	Lucas Stach <l.stach@...gutronix.de>,
	Scott Branden <sbranden@...adcom.com>,
	<linux-pci@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	<bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/4] ARM: mach-bcm: Enable PCIe support for iProc



On 12/12/2014 9:02 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Friday 12 December 2014 08:56:19 Ray Jui wrote:
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig
>>>> index aaeec78..a13a0b2 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig
>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-bcm/Kconfig
>>>> @@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config ARCH_BCM_IPROC
>>>>       select ARCH_REQUIRE_GPIOLIB
>>>>       select ARM_AMBA
>>>>       select PINCTRL
>>>> +    select PCIE_IPROC
>>>>       help
>>>>         This enables support for systems based on Broadcom IPROC architected SoCs.
>>>>         The IPROC complex contains one or more ARM CPUs along with common
>>>>
>>>
>>> No, just enable it in multi_v7_defconfig and bcm_defconfig.
>>>
>>>        Arnd
>>>
>> Or can I simply have the PCIE_IPROC default to y in
>> drivers/pci/host/Kconfig? Note PCIE_IPROC depends on ARCH_BCM_IPROC. By
>> defaulting it to y, it will be automatically enabled for all iProc
>> family of SoCs.
>
> I still think it's best not to turn it on automatically. The convention
> for device drivers is to make them all optional.
>
> What you can do however is to add
>
> 	depends on ARCH_BCM_IPROC || COMPILE_TEST
>
> to the driver to do the reverse and not let the driver be turned on
> unless IPROC is selected or you are just testing the build.
> A lot of distros just turn on all drivers, so this way you wouldn't
> accidentally enable it for a kernel that doesn't support IPROC.
>
> 	Arnd
>
Okay I'll do that. Thanks.
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