linux-kernel - Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH V1 1/3] ASoC: fsl: Kconfig: remove dependence of SND_IMX_SOC for SND_SOC_IMX_PCM

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Message-ID: <53F30E90.8080902@metafoo.de>
Date:	Tue, 19 Aug 2014 10:45:04 +0200
From:	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>
To:	Shengjiu Wang <shengjiu.wang@...escale.com>
CC:	fabio.estevam@...escale.com, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
	alsa-devel@...a-project.org, timur@...i.org, arnd@...db.de,
	shc_work@...l.ru, tiwai@...e.de, Li.Xiubo@...escale.com,
	lgirdwood@...il.com, nicoleotsuka@...il.com, broonie@...nel.org,
	xobs@...agi.com, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [alsa-devel] [PATCH V1 1/3] ASoC: fsl: Kconfig: remove dependence
 of SND_IMX_SOC for SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA

On 08/19/2014 10:36 AM, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
> On 08/19/2014 09:41 AM, Shengjiu Wang wrote:
>> On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 06:52:46PM +0200, Lars-Peter Clausen wrote:
>>> On 08/18/2014 10:38 AM, Shengjiu Wang wrote:
>>>> Build kernel with SND_SOC_IMC_PCM_DMA=m && SND_IMX_SOC=n leads the
>>>> following
>>>> error:
>>>>
>>>>     sound/built-in.o: In function `fsl_sai_probe':
>>>>>> fsl_sai.c:(.text+0x5f662): undefined reference to `imx_pcm_dma_init'
>>>>     sound/built-in.o: In function `fsl_esai_probe':
>>>>>> fsl_esai.c:(.text+0x6044b): undefined reference to `imx_pcm_dma_init'
>>>>
>>>> Most cpu driver in soc/fsl has use the function 'imx_pcm_dma_init' which is
>>>> defined in imx-pcm-dma.c, so need to select SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA, but it
>>>> depends
>>>> on SND_IMX_SOC, if SND_IMX_SOC=n, then SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA will not be
>>>> selected.
>>>> So remove the dependence of SND_IMX_SOC for SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA.
>>>>
>>>> Reported-by: kbuild test robot <fengguang.wu@...el.com>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Shengjiu Wang <shengjiu.wang@...escale.com>
>>>
>>> Those if conditions where just added[1] by Arnd to avoid other build
>>> failures. So just removing them again makes little sense.
>>>
>>> As far as I can see imx_pcm_dma_init() should be stubbed out when
>>> SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA is not selected. So what's going on here?
>>>
>>> [1]
>>> http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ff40260f79dc0436604452bccd449bffd25ebafb
>>>
>>>
>> Lars-Peter Clausen & Arnd
>>
>> The purpose of Arnd's patch is same with me, which is to resolve the build
>> error when SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA=m & SND_SOC_FSL_SSI/SAI/ESAI/SPDIF=y, the
>> error is "undefined reference to `imx_pcm_dma_init'".
>> But Arnd's patch didn't involve this situation that SND_IMX_SOC=n &
>> SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA=m.
>
> Having SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA selected if SND_IMX_SOC is not selected makes no
> sense. I think the proper fix is to find out why it is selected and make
> sure that it is not selected when SND_IMX_SOC is not selected.


I guess the issue happens if SND_SOC_FSL_ASOC_CARD=m and 
SND_SOC_FSL_{ESAI,SAI,SSI}=y. In this case the fix is simply to drop the 
select SND_SOC_IMX_PCM_DMA from SND_SOC_FSL_ASOC_CARD.

- Lars

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