linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm64: defconfig: enable EEPROM

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Message-ID: <c282ed21-d286-a85c-8d37-d54d30d1d7db@broadcom.com>
Date:   Tue, 11 Oct 2016 15:33:28 -0700
From:   Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Cc:     Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        BCM Kernel Feedback <bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm64: defconfig: enable EEPROM_AT25 config option

Hi Arnd,

On 16-10-10 02:20 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Monday, October 10, 2016 2:08:05 AM CEST Florian Fainelli wrote:
>> On 10/07/2016 02:23 PM, Scott Branden wrote:
>>> Enable support for on board SPI EEPROM by turning on
>>> CONFIG_EEPROM_AT25.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Scott Branden <scott.branden@...adcom.com>
>>
>> Looks fine to me, unless this needs to be a module, Arnd, what do you think?
>
> Please either make it a module or explain in the patch description
> why it should be built-in.

We use a fixed rootfs image to test the kernel.  For simplicity we don't 
construct a rootfs or load any modules.  We just test the kernel image. 
So for us every defconfig we use needs to be set to y to use the 
upstreamed kernel.

>
> 	Arnd
>

Regards,
  Scott