linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio: don't prompt CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI

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Date:   Mon, 22 Feb 2021 02:29:11 -0500
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc:     Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio: don't prompt CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 11:42:44AM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> 
> On 2021/2/19 11:38 下午, Guenter Roeck wrote:
> > On 2/19/21 12:45 AM, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > We used to prompt CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN to user which may bring a
> > > lot of confusion. E.g it may break various default configs which want
> > > virtio devices.
> > > 
> > > So this patch fixes this by hide the prompot and document the
> > ... by hiding the prompt and documenting ...
> 
> 
> Hi Michael:
> 
> Would you like me to post a new version or you can fix those typos when
> applying the patch?
> 
> Thanks


A new version. However I have a suggestion.

How about we call the new library VIRTIO_PCI_LIB? That would be
a new auto-selected symbol.

We can then keep VIRTIO_PCI as a symbol enabling the actual driver.



> 
> > 
> > > dependency.
> > > 
> > > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> > > Cc: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
> > > Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> > > Reported-by: Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>
> > > Fixes: 86b87c9d858b6 ("virtio-pci: introduce modern device module")
> > > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
> > 
> > > ---
> > >   drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 9 +++++----
> > >   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > > index 6b9b81f4b8c2..be7df369bc2b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > > @@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ config ARCH_HAS_RESTRICTED_VIRTIO_MEMORY_ACCESS
> > >   	  VIRTIO_F_ACCESS_PLATFORM
> > >   config VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN
> > > -	tristate "Modern Virtio PCI Device"
> > > -	depends on PCI
> > > +	tristate
> > >   	help
> > >   	  Modern PCI device implementation. This module implements the
> > >   	  basic probe and control for devices which are based on modern
> > > -	  PCI device with possible vendor specific extensions.
> > > +	  PCI device with possible vendor specific extensions. Any
> > > +	  module that selects this module must depend on PCI.
> > >   menuconfig VIRTIO_MENU
> > >   	bool "Virtio drivers"
> > > @@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ if VIRTIO_MENU
> > >   config VIRTIO_PCI
> > >   	tristate "PCI driver for virtio devices"
> > > -	depends on VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN
> > > +	depends on PCI
> > > +	select VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN
> > >   	select VIRTIO
> > >   	help
> > >   	  This driver provides support for virtio based paravirtual device
> > >