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Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 16:15:18 -0500
From: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@...nel.org>
To: "Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult" <info@...ux.net>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kurt.schwemmer@...rosemi.com,
logang@...tatee.com, linux-ntb@...glegroups.com,
linux-pci@...r.kernel.org, Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>,
Dave Jiang <dave.jiang@...el.com>,
Allen Hubbe <allenbh@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] drivers: ntb: Kconfig: pedantic cleanups
[+cc Jon, Dave, Allen]
On Wed, Mar 06, 2019 at 11:02:54PM +0100, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult wrote:
> Formatting of Kconfig files doesn't look so pretty, so just
> take damp cloth and clean it up.
Oops, I didn't notice that this was a v2. I first thought this was a
2/2 patch. Sorry for the noise. Most of my comments still apply
here, I think.
> Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@...ux.net>
> ---
> drivers/ntb/Kconfig | 20 ++++++++++----------
> drivers/ntb/hw/amd/Kconfig | 4 ++--
> drivers/ntb/hw/idt/Kconfig | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
> drivers/ntb/hw/intel/Kconfig | 4 ++--
> drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/Kconfig | 8 ++++----
> drivers/ntb/test/Kconfig | 26 +++++++++++++-------------
> 6 files changed, 51 insertions(+), 52 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/ntb/Kconfig b/drivers/ntb/Kconfig
> index 95944e5..5ce3fdd 100644
> --- a/drivers/ntb/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ntb/Kconfig
> @@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ menuconfig NTB
> tristate "Non-Transparent Bridge support"
> depends on PCI
> help
> - The PCI-E Non-transparent bridge hardware is a point-to-point PCI-E bus
> - connecting 2 systems. When configured, writes to the device's PCI
> - mapped memory will be mirrored to a buffer on the remote system. The
> - ntb Linux driver uses this point-to-point communication as a method to
> - transfer data from one system to the other.
> + The PCI-E Non-transparent bridge hardware is a point-to-point PCI-E bus
> + connecting 2 systems. When configured, writes to the device's PCI
> + mapped memory will be mirrored to a buffer on the remote system. The
> + ntb Linux driver uses this point-to-point communication as a method to
> + transfer data from one system to the other.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
>
> if NTB
>
> @@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ source "drivers/ntb/test/Kconfig"
> config NTB_TRANSPORT
> tristate "NTB Transport Client"
> help
> - This is a transport driver that enables connected systems to exchange
> - messages over the ntb hardware. The transport exposes a queue pair api
> - to client drivers.
> + This is a transport driver that enables connected systems to exchange
> + messages over the ntb hardware. The transport exposes a queue pair api
> + to client drivers.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
>
> endif # NTB
> diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/amd/Kconfig b/drivers/ntb/hw/amd/Kconfig
> index cfe903c..9a90f17 100644
> --- a/drivers/ntb/hw/amd/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/amd/Kconfig
> @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ config NTB_AMD
> tristate "AMD Non-Transparent Bridge support"
> depends on X86_64
> help
> - This driver supports AMD NTB on capable Zeppelin hardware.
> + This driver supports AMD NTB on capable Zeppelin hardware.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
> diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/Kconfig b/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/Kconfig
> index f8948cf..5d106ac 100644
> --- a/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/idt/Kconfig
> @@ -3,28 +3,27 @@ config NTB_IDT
> depends on PCI
> select HWMON
> help
> - This driver supports NTB of cappable IDT PCIe-switches.
> + This driver supports NTB of cappable IDT PCIe-switches.
>
> - Some of the pre-initializations must be made before IDT PCIe-switch
> - exposes it NT-functions correctly. It should be done by either proper
> - initialisation of EEPROM connected to master smbus of the switch or
> - by BIOS using slave-SMBus interface changing corresponding registers
> - value. Evidently it must be done before PCI bus enumeration is
> - finished in Linux kernel.
> + Some of the pre-initializations must be made before IDT PCIe-switch
> + exposes it NT-functions correctly. It should be done by either proper
> + initialisation of EEPROM connected to master smbus of the switch or
> + by BIOS using slave-SMBus interface changing corresponding registers
> + value. Evidently it must be done before PCI bus enumeration is
> + finished in Linux kernel.
>
> - First of all partitions must be activated and properly assigned to all
> - the ports with NT-functions intended to be activated (see SWPARTxCTL
> - and SWPORTxCTL registers). Then all NT-function BARs must be enabled
> - with chosen valid aperture. For memory windows related BARs the
> - aperture settings shall determine the maximum size of memory windows
> - accepted by a BAR. Note that BAR0 must map PCI configuration space
> - registers.
> + First of all partitions must be activated and properly assigned to all
> + the ports with NT-functions intended to be activated (see SWPARTxCTL
> + and SWPORTxCTL registers). Then all NT-function BARs must be enabled
> + with chosen valid aperture. For memory windows related BARs the
> + aperture settings shall determine the maximum size of memory windows
> + accepted by a BAR. Note that BAR0 must map PCI configuration space
> + registers.
>
> - It's worth to note, that since a part of this driver relies on the
> - BAR settings of peer NT-functions, the BAR setups can't be done over
> - kernel PCI fixups. That's why the alternative pre-initialization
> - techniques like BIOS using SMBus interface or EEPROM should be
> - utilized.
> -
> - If unsure, say N.
> + It's worth to note, that since a part of this driver relies on the
> + BAR settings of peer NT-functions, the BAR setups can't be done over
> + kernel PCI fixups. That's why the alternative pre-initialization
> + techniques like BIOS using SMBus interface or EEPROM should be
> + utilized.
>
> + If unsure, say N.
> diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/Kconfig b/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/Kconfig
> index 91f995e..c166d50 100644
> --- a/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/intel/Kconfig
> @@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ config NTB_INTEL
> tristate "Intel Non-Transparent Bridge support"
> depends on X86_64
> help
> - This driver supports Intel NTB on capable Xeon and Atom hardware.
> + This driver supports Intel NTB on capable Xeon and Atom hardware.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
> diff --git a/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/Kconfig b/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/Kconfig
> index 013ed67..74ec015 100644
> --- a/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ntb/hw/mscc/Kconfig
> @@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ config NTB_SWITCHTEC
> tristate "MicroSemi Switchtec Non-Transparent Bridge Support"
> select PCI_SW_SWITCHTEC
> help
> - Enables NTB support for Switchtec PCI switches. This also
> - selects the Switchtec management driver as they share the same
> - hardware interface.
> + Enables NTB support for Switchtec PCI switches. This also
> + selects the Switchtec management driver as they share the same
> + hardware interface.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
> diff --git a/drivers/ntb/test/Kconfig b/drivers/ntb/test/Kconfig
> index a5d0eda..416ab56 100644
> --- a/drivers/ntb/test/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/ntb/test/Kconfig
> @@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
> config NTB_PINGPONG
> tristate "NTB Ping Pong Test Client"
> help
> - This is a simple ping pong driver that exercises the scratchpads and
> - doorbells of the ntb hardware. This driver may be used to test that
> - your ntb hardware and drivers are functioning at a basic level.
> + This is a simple ping pong driver that exercises the scratchpads and
> + doorbells of the ntb hardware. This driver may be used to test that
> + your ntb hardware and drivers are functioning at a basic level.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
>
> config NTB_TOOL
> tristate "NTB Debugging Tool Test Client"
> help
> - This is a simple debugging driver that enables the doorbell and
> - scratchpad registers to be read and written from the debugfs. This
> - enables more complicated debugging to be scripted from user space.
> - This driver may be used to test that your ntb hardware and drivers are
> - functioning at a basic level.
> + This is a simple debugging driver that enables the doorbell and
> + scratchpad registers to be read and written from the debugfs. This
> + enables more complicated debugging to be scripted from user space.
> + This driver may be used to test that your ntb hardware and drivers are
> + functioning at a basic level.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
>
> config NTB_PERF
> tristate "NTB RAW Perf Measuring Tool"
> help
> - This is a tool to measure raw NTB performance by transferring data
> - to and from the window without additional software interaction.
> + This is a tool to measure raw NTB performance by transferring data
> + to and from the window without additional software interaction.
>
> - If unsure, say N.
> + If unsure, say N.
> --
> 1.9.1
>
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