linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] m68k: virt: Kconfig minor fixes

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Date:   Fri, 8 Jul 2022 09:24:59 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Cc:     Laurent Vivier <laurent@...ier.eu>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        linux-m68k <linux-m68k@...ts.linux-m68k.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] m68k: virt: Kconfig minor fixes

Hi Jason,

On Fri, Jul 8, 2022 at 3:25 AM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 02, 2022 at 09:13:14AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 7:45 PM Laurent Vivier <laurent@...ier.eu> wrote:
> > > Select VIRTIO_MENU as it is needed by VIRTIO_MMIO.
> > >
> > > Add an ending period at the end the virt machine help message.
> > >
> > > Reported-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> > > Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <laurent@...ier.eu>
> >
> > Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
> > i.e. will queue in the m68k for-v5.20 branch.
>
> Shouldn't this fix make it for 5.19? It causes Kconfig warnings during
> builds. So this seems like a ordinary mid-cycle bug that can be fixed.
>
> For example, if you ctrl+f for "unmet direct" in this log, you'll see
> this splat in the wireguard CI:
> https://build.wireguard.com/random/108f4fea7b6053dfd09039af74c0ac0c32c956be/m68k.log

These are merely configuration warnings, there is no build or runtime
failure.
I reverted this patch, disabled CONFIG_VIRTIO_MENU (which BTW defaults
to y), built and booted a kernel fine, and could login on the console.

So IMHO it can wait.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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