linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] clk: samsung: change COMMON_CLK

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Date:   Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:29:44 +0200
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
To:     Will McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Sylwester Nawrocki <s.nawrocki@...sung.com>,
        Tomasz Figa <tomasz.figa@...il.com>,
        Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
        Michael Turquette <mturquette@...libre.com>,
        Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org, linux-clk@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/4] clk: samsung: change COMMON_CLK_SAMSUNG default
 config logic

On 20/09/2021 21:03, Will McVicker wrote:
> COMMON_CLK_SAMSUNG is selected by ARCH_EXYNOS which forces this config
> to be built-in when ARCH_EXYNOS is enabled. Switch the logic to use a
> "default y if ARCH_EXYNOS" to provide flexibilty for vendors to disable
> or modularize this driver.

The clock drivers are essential, you cannot disable them for a generic
kernel supporting ARCH_EXYNOS. Such kernel won't work properly on platforms.

> 
> I verified the .config is identical with and without this change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Will McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/Kconfig.platforms | 1 -
>  drivers/clk/samsung/Kconfig  | 1 +
>  2 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 

NAK, please use get_maintainers.pl to Cc necessary folks.



Best regards,
Krzysztof