linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] RISC-V: arch/riscv Makefile and Kconfigs

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdVEqbnDi5Ekg7dLsbSpS_oLN8N0pAj+uDqaBmVd7HDo_g@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 May 2017 12:51:24 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, Olof Johansson <olof@...om.net>,
        albert@...ive.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] RISC-V: arch/riscv Makefile and Kconfigs

Hi Palmer,

On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 2:41 AM, Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com> wrote:
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,300 @@

> +config PLIC
> +       bool "Platform-Level Interrupt Controller"
> +       default y
> +       help
> +          This enables support for the PLIC chip found in standard RISC-V
> +          systems. The PLIC is the top-most interrupt controller found in
> +          the system, connected directly to the core complex. All other
> +          interrupt sources (MSI, GPIO, etc) are subordinate to the PLIC.
> +
> +          If you don't know what to do here, say Y.
> +

I think this symbol belongs in drivers/irqchip/Kconfig, and the corresponding
driver in drivers/irqchip/.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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