linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3 v3] drivers/bus: Freescale Management Complex (fsl-mc) bus driver

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Date:	Tue, 11 Nov 2014 20:01:49 -0600
From:	German Rivera <German.Rivera@...escale.com>
To:	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>, <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	<arnd@...db.de>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	<stuart.yoder@...escale.com>, <Kim.Phillips@...escale.com>,
	<scottwood@...escale.com>, <bhamciu1@...escale.com>,
	<R89243@...escale.com>, <Geoff.Thorpe@...escale.com>,
	<bhupesh.sharma@...escale.com>, <nir.erez@...escale.com>,
	<richard.schmitt@...escale.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3 v3] drivers/bus: Freescale Management Complex (fsl-mc)
 bus driver

On 11/06/2014 07:50 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
>
[cut]
>> +++ b/drivers/bus/fsl-mc/Kconfig
>> @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
>> +#
>> +# Freescale Management Complex (MC) bus drivers
>> +#
>> +# Copyright (C) 2014 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
>> +#
>> +# This file is released under the GPLv2
>> +#
>> +
>> +config FSL_MC_BUS
>> +	tristate "Freescale Management Complex (MC) bus driver"
>> +	help
>> +	  Driver to enable the bus infrastructure for the Freescale
>> +          QorIQ Management Complex.
>
> Isn't this missing some scope limitations? Should we really have the
> driver enabled on x86 for example?
>
I will add depends on OF && ARM64

> I would also make this slightly more verbose. People don't necessarily
> know what the QorIQ Management Complex is. Give people some idea what
> they're dealing with and preferably tell them hints that guide them from
> "SoC name" to "should I enable this option?".
>
> Also, usually the help text gives some guidance on what to do with the
> option if you're not sure. In this case, I would say advise the user to
> say N.
>
Will do.

>
> Alex
>
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