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Date:	Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:18:13 +0200
From:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@...hile0.org>
To:	Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
Cc:	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel@...inux.com,
	"linux-pm@...r.kernel.org" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>,
	Ajit Pal Singh <ajitpal.singh@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 7/9] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Enable support for PWM Regulators

Hello Lee,

On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

[...]

>> > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> > index f632af0..6666973 100644
>> > --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> > @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
>> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
>> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
>> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
>> > +CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y
>>
>> The current policy is to build as much as possible as a module in
>> multi_v7_defconfig. Since this is a tristate Kconfig symbol, could you
>> please change it to =m ?
>
> I would prefer that it stays built-in.
>

Ok, I've no strong opinion on this. I was just mentioning what arm-soc
maintainers prefer nowadays.

May I ask what's the rationale for leaving this option built-in?

Best regards,
Javier
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