linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 2/4] soc: samsung: change SOC

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Date:   Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:19:27 +0100
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@...aro.org>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...onical.com>
Cc:     Will McVicker <willmcvicker@...gle.com>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 2/4] soc: samsung: change SOC_SAMSUNG default config
 logic

On Tue, 21 Sep 2021, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:

> On 20/09/2021 21:03, Will McVicker wrote:
> > Switch the default logic to enable SOC_SAMSUNG and it's sub-configs to
> > be enabled by default via "default y if ARCH_EXYNOS" versus being
> > selected by the ARCH_EXYNOS config directly. This allows vendors to
> > disable these configs if they wish and provides additional flexibility
> > to modularize them in the presence of a generic kernel.
> 
> This is not true. Vendors cannot disable these options as they are not
> visible.

Good point, well made.

> Although I understand that Arnd prefers this way and I do not
> object it, but your explanation is incorrect.

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