linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: qoriq depends on thermal

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Date:	Fri, 26 Feb 2016 20:50:15 +0530
From:	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Jia Hongtao <hongtao.jia@...escale.com>,
	"Rafael J . Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	linux-pm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cpufreq: qoriq depends on thermal

On 26-02-16, 13:22, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> The thermal subsystem can be a loadable module, so the qoriq driver has to be
> a module in that case as well in order to call of_cpufreq_cooling_register:
> 
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `qoriq_cpufreq_ready':
> text+0x1f4548): undefined reference to `of_cpufreq_cooling_register'
> 
> This adds a dependency that clarifies how we can either build the driver
> when the cpu_thermal support is completely disabled, or how it depends
> on the thermal support to enforce the qoriq driver to be a module.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Fixes: 8ae1702a0df5 ("cpufreq: qoriq: Register cooling device based on device tree")
> ---
>  drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 
> My patch is from Dec 22, and I had marked it as submitted, but can't
> find the email now, so maybe I forgot to send it out back then.
> 
> The problem still exists in linux-next, please apply the patch
> for 4.6.
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
> index dcb972a38fbc..ca05037dd565 100644
> --- a/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/cpufreq/Kconfig
> @@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ endif
>  config QORIQ_CPUFREQ
>  	tristate "CPU frequency scaling driver for Freescale QorIQ SoCs"
>  	depends on OF && COMMON_CLK && (PPC_E500MC || ARM)
> +	depends on !CPU_THERMAL || THERMAL=y
>  	select CLK_QORIQ
>  	help
>  	  This adds the CPUFreq driver support for Freescale QorIQ SoCs

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

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viresh