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

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:36:56 -0800
From:	Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...eaurora.org>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	James Liao <jamesjj.liao@...iatek.com>,
	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>,
	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 01/27, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> 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.

So far we've taken the approach of not caring if they include
their Kconfig outside the common clk menu when all the configs
inside the Kconfig file are hidden. Of course, when they aren't
hidden this becomes a problem, but that isn't the case unless
something changed recently.

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