linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V3 3/3] pinctrl: imx: Support building i.MX pinctrl core driver as module

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a1NY07QmD+vzD3+5DsY69XYcwEz3vuwXUcsVG6jxwtTow@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 8 Sep 2020 09:31:09 +0200
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@....com>
Cc:     Dong Aisheng <aisheng.dong@....com>,
        Fabio Estevam <festevam@...il.com>,
        Shawn Guo <shawnguo@...nel.org>,
        Stefan Agner <stefan@...er.ch>,
        Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
        "open list:GPIO SUBSYSTEM" <linux-gpio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux ARM <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        NXP Linux Team <Linux-imx@....com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V3 3/3] pinctrl: imx: Support building i.MX pinctrl core
 driver as module

On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 9:20 AM Anson Huang <Anson.Huang@....com> wrote:

>  # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
>  config PINCTRL_IMX
> -       bool
> +       tristate "IMX pinctrl core driver"
> +       depends on OF
>         select GENERIC_PINCTRL_GROUPS
>         select GENERIC_PINMUX_FUNCTIONS
>         select GENERIC_PINCONF

I don't see why you need to make this option user-visible when it is already
selected by the drivers that need it. Wouldn't it be enough to change
the 'bool' to 'tristate' without adding a prompt?

       Arnd