linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clk: Move vendor's Kconfig into CCF menu section

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Date:	Wed, 27 Jan 2016 11:32:29 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	James Liao <jamesjj.liao@...iatek.com>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	kbuild test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
	srv_heupstream@...iatek.com, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	Mike Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mediatek@...ts.infradead.org,
	kbuild-all@...org, Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
	Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@...il.com>,
	linux-clk@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clk: Move vendor's Kconfig into CCF menu section

On Wednesday 27 January 2016 17:56:18 James Liao wrote:
> > 
> > I think you should include this change in your patch, or as a preparation.
> > All other samsung platforms already select COMMON_CLK through ARCH_MULTIPLATFORM,
> > and all SoCs that are part of ARCH_S3C24XX individually select a symbol that
> > selects COMMON_CLK.
> 
> Oops, I didn't notice there are warnings after moving these Kconfigs
> into menu section.
> 
> The original motivation of this patch is preventing new clk drivers
> include their Kconfig in a wrong place, so it's not critical. Do you
> think we should apply this patch (with your changes below) or drop this
> patch directly?


I think your patch is good, we just need to fix S3C24xx, which is doing
things in a strange way for historic reasons.

	Arnd