linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: hide subsystem from the populace

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Message-ID: <CACRpkdZqdgSc6FCoLT8iwzVVYuFw_t8bF=a2hCZFQCLw5zwqkQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 9 Nov 2011 15:11:37 +0100
From:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>
To:	Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com>
Cc:	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...ricsson.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Barry Song <21cnbao@...il.com>,
	Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...escale.com>,
	Linaro Dev <linaro-dev@...ts.linaro.org>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	David Brown <davidb@...eaurora.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] pinctrl: hide subsystem from the populace

On Mon, Nov 7, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Stephen Warren <swarren@...dia.com> wrote:
> Linus Walleij wrote at Monday, November 07, 2011 7:15 AM:

>>  if PINCTRL
>>
>> +menu "Pin controllers"
>> +     depends on PINCTRL
>> +
>>  config PINMUX
>>       bool "Support pinmux controllers"
>>       help
>
> But shouldn't PINMUX and PINMUX_${soc} also have their help text removed;
> it seems like if a SoC selects PINCTRL, it would also select PINMUX if
> appropriate, and the relevant PINMUX_${soc} too?

Yep, you're absolutely right, let's cut the crap.

> I assume there are also patches for arch/arm/mach-${foo}/Kconfig somewhere
> to select PINCTRL when appropriate; they didn't show up in my inbox, but
> I haven't checked my sub-folders yet, so perhaps they're already there.

The U300 one is already in arch/arm/mach-u300/Kconfig

The SirfPrimaII will be part of that platform (still out-of-tree).
They have to start somewhere ... those guys need pinmux to even
get the UART working.

Thanks,
Linus Walleij
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