linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] scsi: storvsc: Fix a build issue reported by kbuild test robot

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jan 2016 19:28:04 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com>,
	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
CC:	"gregkh@...uxfoundation.org" <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"ohering@...e.com" <ohering@...e.com>,
	"jbottomley@...allels.com" <jbottomley@...allels.com>,
	"hch@...radead.org" <hch@...radead.org>,
	"linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"vkuznets@...hat.com" <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	"martin.petersen@...cle.com" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>,
	"hare@...e.de" <hare@...e.de>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] scsi: storvsc: Fix a build issue reported by kbuild
 test robot



> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Bottomley [mailto:James.Bottomley@...senPartnership.com]
> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 11:22 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>; Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
> Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> devel@...uxdriverproject.org; ohering@...e.com;
> jbottomley@...allels.com; hch@...radead.org; linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org;
> apw@...onical.com; vkuznets@...hat.com; jasowang@...hat.com;
> martin.petersen@...cle.com; hare@...e.de
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] scsi: storvsc: Fix a build issue reported by kbuild test
> robot
> 
> On Thu, 2016-01-28 at 19:07 +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Olaf Hering [mailto:olaf@...fle.de]
> > > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2016 7:56 AM
> > > To: KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
> > > Cc: gregkh@...uxfoundation.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org;
> > > devel@...uxdriverproject.org; ohering@...e.com;
> > > jbottomley@...allels.com; hch@...radead.org;
> > > linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org;
> > > apw@...onical.com; vkuznets@...hat.com; jasowang@...hat.com;
> > > martin.petersen@...cle.com; hare@...e.de
> > > Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] scsi: storvsc: Fix a build issue reported
> > > by kbuild test
> > > robot
> > >
> > > On Wed, Jan 27, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > >
> > > > +	depends on SCSI_FC_ATTRS
> > >
> > > I think 'depends' instead of 'select' will cause HYPERV_STORAGE to
> > > disapepar during make oldconfig if SCSI_FC_ATTRS was not set
> > > before.
> > > Not sure what the policy of 'depends' vs.  'select' actually is.
> > >  If
> > > SCSI_FC_ATTRS is supposed to be a library kind of thing then
> > > 'select'
> > > might be the correct way.
> >
> > The current build issue is because the Hyper-V storage is configured
> > to be built with
> > the kernel while the SCSI_FC_AATRS is configured as a module. This
> > patch fixes that issue.
> > I too am not sure what the policy of using "depends" vs " select" is.
> > James, what would be your recommendation here.
> 
> Oh, you don't care if FC_ATTRS are enabled, but if they are you need to
> exclude the case where storvsc is built in but FC_ATTRS is a module?
>  This is the accepted way of doing it:
> 
> depends on m || SCSI_FC_ATTRS != m

Thanks James, I will resubmit this patch with the change you have recommended.

K. Y