linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 12/12] soc: qcom: ipa: build and "ipa

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Message-ID: <cebe0d3c-4a24-60a4-88c8-5195a5d0da4b@infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 6 Nov 2018 16:40:20 -0800
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Alex Elder <elder@...aro.org>, davem@...emloft.net, arnd@...db.de,
        bjorn.andersson@...aro.org, ilias.apalodimas@...aro.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-soc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        syadagir@...eaurora.org, mjavid@...eaurora.org, robh+dt@...nel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 12/12] soc: qcom: ipa: build and "ipa_i.h"

Hi-

On 11/6/18 4:32 PM, Alex Elder wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ipa/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..f8ea9363f532
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/net/ipa/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
> +config IPA
> +	tristate "Qualcomm IPA support"
> +	depends on NET
> +	select QCOM_QMI_HELPERS
> +	select QCOM_MDT_LOADER
> +	default n
> +	help
> +	  Choose Y here to include support for the Qualcomm IP
> +	  Accelerator (IPA), a hardware block present in some
> +	  Qualcomm SoCs.  The IPA is a programmable protocol
> +	  processor that is capable of generic hardware handling
> +	  of IP packets, including routing, filtering, and NAT.
> +	  Currently the IPA driver supports only basic transport
> +	  of network traffic between the AP and modem, on the
> +	  Qualcomm SDM845 SoC.
> +
> +	  If unsure, say N.
> +
> +config IPA_ASSERT
> +	bool "Enable IPA assertions"
> +	depends on IPA
> +	default y
> +	help
> +	 Incorporate IPA assertion verification in the build.  This
> +	 cause various design assumptions to be checked at runtime,

	 causes

> +	 generating a report (and a crash) if any assumed condition
> +	 does not hold.  You may wish to disable this to avoid the
> +	 overhead of checking.
> +
> +	 If unsure doubt, say "Y" here.


-- 
~Randy