linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] firmware: Update Kconfig help text for Google firmware

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Date:   Sun, 19 Dec 2021 14:08:51 +0100
From:   Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
To:     Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Cc:     Julius Werner <jwerner@...omium.org>,
        Thierry Escande <thierry.escande@...labora.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Paul Menzel <pm.debian@...glemail.com>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Mike Waychison <mikew@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] firmware: Update Kconfig help text for Google firmware

Hi,

On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 11:55:40PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> The help text for GOOGLE_FIRMWARE states that it should only be
> enabled when building a kernel for Google's own servers.  However,
> many of the drivers dependent on it are also useful on Chromebooks or
> on any platform using coreboot.
> 
> Update the help text to reflect this double duty.
> 
> Fixes: d384d6f43d1e ("firmware: google memconsole: Add coreboot support")
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
> ---
> v2: Mention coreboot, and don't touch GSMI help text
> 
>  drivers/firmware/google/Kconfig | 6 +++---
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/google/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/google/Kconfig
> index f16b381a569c..ca049ecf5cfd 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/google/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/google/Kconfig
> @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ menuconfig GOOGLE_FIRMWARE
>  	bool "Google Firmware Drivers"
>  	default n
>  	help
> -	  These firmware drivers are used by Google's servers.  They are
> -	  only useful if you are working directly on one of their
> -	  proprietary servers.  If in doubt, say "N".
> +	  These firmware drivers are used by Google servers,
> +	  Chromebooks and other devices using coreboot firmware.
> +	  If in doubt, say "N".
>  
>  if GOOGLE_FIRMWARE

Prompted by a question downstream in Debian it looks that this patch
never go applied.

Is there anything missing for having it applied?

Do you want a fresh resent of it?

Regards,
Salvatore