linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 00/19] platform/x86: Rework intel_scu_ipc and intel_pmc

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Message-ID: <20200302163710.GI1224808@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date:   Mon, 2 Mar 2020 18:37:10 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Mika Westerberg <mika.westerberg@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>,
        Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Zha Qipeng <qipeng.zha@...el.com>,
        "David E . Box" <david.e.box@...ux.intel.com>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Heikki Krogerus <heikki.krogerus@...ux.intel.com>,
        Wim Van Sebroeck <wim@...ux-watchdog.org>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 00/19] platform/x86: Rework intel_scu_ipc and
 intel_pmc_ipc drivers

On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 06:07:46PM +0200, Mika Westerberg wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 02, 2020 at 03:57:16PM +0000, Lee Jones wrote:
> > > This series has dependencies to PDx86 (as mentioned in cover letter).
> > > 
> > > What do you prefer then, me to:
> > > a) prepare ib from what I have, then you take it followed by me taking your ib, or
> > > b) take everything and prepare ib for you?
> > 
> > Either would be fine by me.
> 
> I would prefer these to go through pdx86 because of the dependency.
> 
> > What kind of dependencies are they?  Are they protected by Kconfig
> > options?  Another way of asking that would be to say, would this set
> > throw build errors if I tried to apply and build it or would it just
> > refuse to compile?
> 
> They do not apply cleanly because linux-platform-drivers-x86.git/for-next
> re-organizes Kconfig and Makefile entries. I think they should still
> build fine, though.

So, then it's third possible way, to build this on top of MFD next followed by
importing an ib to PDx86 with conflict resolution.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko