linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH libata/for-3.15-fixes] libata: drop COMPILE_TEST from AHCI

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Date:	Wed, 2 Apr 2014 12:22:15 -0400
From:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
To:	Loc Ho <lho@....com>
Cc:	Kishon Vijay Abraham I <kishon@...com>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH libata/for-3.15-fixes] libata: drop COMPILE_TEST from
 AHCI_XGENE

On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 11:53:57AM -0400, Tejun Heo wrote:
> Applied the following patch to libata/for-3.15-fixes.
> 
> Thanks.
> ------- 8< -------
> From 9c23f2cf7f6e107e85eef57fdf3049a93b6e157c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2014 11:47:04 -0400
> 
> AHCI_XGENE is only applicable on ARM64 but it can also be enabled for
> compile testing; however, AHCI_XGENE selects PHY_XGENE which has other
> arch specific dependencies.  This leads to the following warning when
> enabling it on other archs for compile testing.
> 
>   warning: (AHCI_XGENE) selects PHY_XGENE which has unmet direct
>   dependencies (HAS_IOMEM && OF && (ARM64 || COMPILE_TEST))
> 
> Let's drop COMPILE_TEST from AHCI_XGENE.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
> Reported-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Loc Ho <lho@....com>
> Cc: Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <b.zolnierkie@...sung.com>

So, apparently, this isn't enough as this would allow enabling
PHY_XGENE regardless of HAS_IOMEM or OF.  From kconfig-language.txt,

   Note:
	select should be used with care. select will force
	a symbol to a value without visiting the dependencies.
	By abusing select you are able to select a symbol FOO even
	if FOO depends on BAR that is not set.
	In general use select only for non-visible symbols
	(no prompts anywhere) and for symbols with no dependencies.
	That will limit the usefulness but on the other hand avoid
	the illegal configurations all over.

We can add all the necessary dependencies to AHCI_XGENE but I think
the the right thing to do is turning it into a proper dependency.
Will prep another patch.

Thanks.

-- 
tejun
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