linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: defconfig: enable EEPROM

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Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2016 09:50:31 -0700
From:   Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:     Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
        <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: defconfig: enable EEPROM_AT25 config option

On Wed, Oct 19, 2016 at 1:04 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> On Tuesday, October 18, 2016 3:23:26 PM CEST Scott Branden wrote:
>> I have be.config and le.config that allow you to switch the defconfig
>> between big and little endian.  Does this make sense to upstream to
>> arm/configs if you have accepted dram_0x00000000.config?
>
> Yes, they clearly fall into the same category, let's merge those as well.
>
>> Would you also accept this to arm64/configs?  We actually use
>> big and little endian on the same SoC more on arm64 platforms.  But, in
>> order to boot big endian we need to maintain this outside the kernel
>> right now.
>
> I'm in favor of that, but let's see what the arm64 maintainers think.

Single-line fragments aren't really all that valuable, IMHO. Flipping
just one option is trivial to do without fragments, or when they're
not simple Y/N flips (i.e. like the ram base).

Fragments are mostly useful when you need to flip several options
together to enable some set of functionality.


-Olof