linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 02/71] ARC: Build system: Makefiles, Kconfig, Linker script

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Date:	Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:44:19 +0100
From:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
To:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
Cc:	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 02/71] ARC: Build system: Makefiles, Kconfig, Linker
	script

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:59:36AM +0530, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> Hi Sam,
> 
> On Thursday 24 January 2013 04:20 PM, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> > Arnd in his review pointed out that arch Kconfig organisation has several
> > deficiencies:
> > 
> > * Build time entries for things which can be runtime extracted from DT
> >   (e.g. SDRAM size, core clk frequency..)
> > * Not multi-platform-image-build friendly (choice .. endchoice constructs)
> > * cpu variants support (750/770) is exclusive.
> > 
> > The first 2 have been fixed in subsequent patches.
> > Due to the nature of the 750 and 770, it is not possible to build for
> > both together, w/o special runtime glue code which would hurt
> > performance.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Vineet Gupta <vgupta@...opsys.com>
> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> > Cc: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>

Looks good - all former comments addressed, and nothing were jumping
into my eyes now.
Many existing architectures looks worse from the build stuff perspective...

Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>

	Sam
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