linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 09/14] platform/x86: dell-smbios: Introduce dispatcher for SMM calls

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Date:   Mon, 9 Oct 2017 02:10:15 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Mario Limonciello <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com>
Cc:     "dvhart@...radead.org" <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, quasisec@...gle.com,
        Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>, mjg59@...gle.com,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 09/14] platform/x86: dell-smbios: Introduce dispatcher
 for SMM calls

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 12:45 AM,  <Mario.Limonciello@...l.com> wrote:

>> >>  config DELL_SMBIOS
>> >>         tristate
>> >
>> >> +       depends on DELL_SMBIOS_SMM
>> >> +
>> >
>> > If the above dependency is true (which I'm quite sure not) this split
>> > should never happen.
>>
>> Hmm... One more thought here.
>>
>> Which is library and which is not? IOW the question is "can
>> DELL_SMBIOS be a standalone working module"?
>>
>
> It can technically be compiled as a standalone module, but it won't do
> anything as a standalone module as of this patch.
>
> After the sysfs tokens patch it could be used to provide token information
> without the SMM or WMI drivers.
> (although this interface will have to change based upon Greg's most recent
> feedback).
>
> In terms of transitioning people moving from older kernels to new, it makes
> most sense to me that it's automatically selecting DELL_SMBIOS_SMM if you
> had it selected previously, but I'll defer to you judgement if the dependency
> should be dropped since it can be a standalone module that just doesn't do
> anything.

Okay, if we can call it "a library" then remove the reverse dependency
as I mentioned in first comment.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko