linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 1/4] ACPI: platform: Hide ACPI_PLATFORM

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Message-Id: <20210211201703.658240-2-luzmaximilian@gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 11 Feb 2021 21:17:00 +0100
From:   Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>
To:     Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
Cc:     Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>,
        Mark Gross <mgross@...ux.intel.com>,
        Len Brown <lenb@...nel.org>,
        Mark Pearson <markpearson@...ovo.com>,
        Jiaxun Yang <jiaxun.yang@...goat.com>,
        platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org, linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/4] ACPI: platform: Hide ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE option

The ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE option essentially provides a library and not
really an independent module. Thus it seems to be more user-friendly to
hide this option and simply make drivers depending on it select it.

Suggested-by: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>
---
 drivers/acpi/Kconfig         | 16 +---------------
 drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig |  4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
index 5ddff93e38c2..030678965159 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/acpi/Kconfig
@@ -327,21 +327,7 @@ config ACPI_THERMAL
 	  the module will be called thermal.
 
 config ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE
-	tristate "ACPI Platform Profile Driver"
-	default m
-	help
-	  This driver adds support for platform-profiles on platforms that
-	  support it.
-
-	  Platform-profiles can be used to control the platform behaviour. For
-	  example whether to operate in a lower power mode, in a higher
-	  power performance mode or between the two.
-
-	  This driver provides the sysfs interface and is used as the registration
-	  point for platform specific drivers.
-
-	  Which profiles are supported is determined on a per-platform basis and
-	  should be obtained from the platform specific driver.
+	tristate
 
 config ACPI_CUSTOM_DSDT_FILE
 	string "Custom DSDT Table file to include"
diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
index 56353e8c792a..ad4e630e73e2 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ config IDEAPAD_LAPTOP
 	depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
 	depends on ACPI_VIDEO || ACPI_VIDEO = n
 	depends on ACPI_WMI || ACPI_WMI = n
-	depends on ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE
+	select ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE
 	select INPUT_SPARSEKMAP
 	select NEW_LEDS
 	select LEDS_CLASS
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ config THINKPAD_ACPI
 	depends on RFKILL || RFKILL = n
 	depends on ACPI_VIDEO || ACPI_VIDEO = n
 	depends on BACKLIGHT_CLASS_DEVICE
-	depends on ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE
+	select ACPI_PLATFORM_PROFILE
 	select HWMON
 	select NVRAM
 	select NEW_LEDS
-- 
2.30.0