linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clocksource/drivers/sprd: Fix Kconfig dependency

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Date:   Mon, 7 May 2018 09:49:43 +0200
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Chunyan Zhang <zhang.lyra@...il.com>
Cc:     Chunyan Zhang <chunyan.zhang@...eadtrum.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Baolin Wang <baolin.wang@...eadtrum.com>,
        Orson Zhai <orson.zhai@...eadtrum.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clocksource/drivers/sprd: Fix Kconfig dependency

On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 02:04:38PM +0800, Chunyan Zhang wrote:
> Hi Daniel,
> 
> On 7 May 2018 at 13:51, Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, May 03, 2018 at 08:27:32PM +0800, Chunyan Zhang wrote:
> >> SPRD arch doesn't select SPRD_TIMER, so this config would not
> >> appear even if ARCH_SPRD is set and COMPILE_TEST is not.
> >>
> >> Fix the Kconfig selection rule by letting the SPRD arch to select.
> >
> > Instead of changing this Kconfig, please fix the arch's Kconfig by selecting
> > SPRD_TIMER.
> 
> Oh, that's not my expectation, I hope we can give users permission of
> not selecting SPRD TIMER driver even if SPRD arch is selected. (I can
> confirm that all Spreadtrum's platforms in mainline can work without
> this driver. An enough minimum workable system doesn't need this
> driver indeed.)

Ok, can you add the EXPERT option in addition to the bool like:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2018/4/3/897

Thanks.

  -- Daniel


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