linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] drivers/ras: Don't build debugfs.o if no debugfs in config

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Date:   Thu, 8 Aug 2019 16:20:55 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Valdis Klētnieks <valdis.kletnieks@...edu>
Cc:     Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>, linux-edac@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] drivers/ras: Don't build debugfs.o if no debugfs
 in config

On Thu, Aug 08, 2019 at 09:01:39AM -0400, Valdis Klētnieks wrote:
> It's needed if somebody applies the patch 2/2 -

It is needed for what?

> and I just got a note from the kbuild test robot saying that
> happened....

Yes, I don't see any issues with 2/2 only applied. I could be missing
some aspect though...

> And if it's that useless, maybe *more* needs to be done to ensure that
> debugfs is enabled if ras is being built - possibly a Kconfig 'select'
> or something....

Or something:

config RAS_CEC
        depends on X86_MCE && MEMORY_FAILURE && DEBUG_FS
						^^^^^^^^
-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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