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Date:	Fri, 27 Feb 2015 15:56:09 -0500
From:	Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>
To:	Tony Lindgren <tony@...mide.com>
CC:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <mugunthanvnm@...com>,
	<prabhakar.csengg@...il.com>, <varkabhadram@...il.com>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<grygorii.strashko@...com>, <lokeshvutla@...com>,
	<mpa@...gutronix.de>, <w-kwok2@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] net: netcp: select davinci_mdio driver by
 default

On 02/27/2015 11:29 AM, Tony Lindgren wrote:
> * Murali Karicheri<m-karicheri2@...com>  [150224 13:31]:
>> Keystone netcp driver re-uses davinci mdio driver. So enable it
>> by default for keystone netcp driver.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Murali Karicheri<m-karicheri2@...com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Kconfig |    1 +
>>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Kconfig
>> index 3bc992c..945a221 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/Kconfig
>> @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ config TI_CPTS
>>   config TI_KEYSTONE_NETCP
>>   	tristate "TI Keystone NETCP Core Support"
>>   	select TI_CPSW_ALE
>> +	select TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
>>   	depends on OF
>>   	depends on KEYSTONE_NAVIGATOR_DMA&&  KEYSTONE_NAVIGATOR_QMSS
>>   	---help---
>
> These options should be silent Kconfig options if we're selecting
> them. Or else you should use depends on instead.
>
Just followed the existing implementation as it made sense.

config TI_DAVINCI_EMAC
	tristate "TI DaVinci EMAC Support"
	depends on ARM && ( ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP3 )
	select TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
	select TI_DAVINCI_CPDMA
	select PHYLIB
	---help---
	  This driver supports TI's DaVinci Ethernet .

	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
	  will be called davinci_emac_driver.  This is recommended.

config TI_CPSW
	tristate "TI CPSW Switch Support"
	depends on ARCH_DAVINCI || ARCH_OMAP2PLUS
	select TI_DAVINCI_CPDMA
	select TI_DAVINCI_MDIO
	select TI_CPSW_PHY_SEL
	select TI_CPSW_ALE
	select MFD_SYSCON
	select REGMAP
	---help---
	  This driver supports TI's CPSW Ethernet Switch.

	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module
	  will be called cpsw.

Why it has to be silent options? NetCP driver would require DAVINCI_MDIO 
driver to function. So "select" make sense to me instead of "depend". 
How do you think depend can be used here?

Murali

> In general using select for driver modules will eventually lead into
> randconfig build failures as things change.
>
> Regards,
>
> Tony


-- 
Murali Karicheri
Linux Kernel, Texas Instruments
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