linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/10] arm64: add Armada 3700 architecture entry

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Date:	Wed, 03 Feb 2016 12:13:40 +0100
From:	Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Jisheng Zhang <jszhang@...vell.com>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
	Sebastian Hesselbarth <sebastian.hesselbarth@...il.com>,
	arm@...nel.org, Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
	Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
	devicetree@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
	linux-serial@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/10] arm64: add Armada 3700 architecture entry

Hi Arnd,
 
 On mer., févr. 03 2016, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de> wrote:

> On Wednesday 03 February 2016 08:55:22 Gregory CLEMENT wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> diff --git a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
>> >> index 21074f674bde..7da341f7b90d 100644
>> >> --- a/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
>> >> +++ b/arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms
>> >> @@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
>> >>  menu "Platform selection"
>> >>  
>> >> +config ARCH_ARMADA_3700
>> >
>> > Would it be better to use ARCH_MVEBU? IMHO, there will be more ARMv8 SoCs
>> > from our EBU, do we plan to add one CONFIG_ARMADA_yyzz for each SoC?
>> 
>> Not for each SoC but for each family, yes. As we did for the other mvebu
>> SoC families.
>> 
>
> We tend to use a little more general config strings for arm64 than we have
> for arm32. I think just using ARCH_MVEBU is fine here, no need to list
> the 3700 series separately.

OK, for the arm32 mvebu SoC, the CONFIG_ARMADA_ were barely used, and
CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU is mostly use as a "depends on" and do not force
anything.

The only annoying point was with the irqchip, but thanks to the last
series sent by Thomas irq-armada-370-xp.c won't be inconditionnaly built
if CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU is selected.

So OK I will use CONFIG_ARCH_MVEBU.

Thanks,

Gregory



> 	Arnd

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