linux-kernel - Re: Usefulness of CONFIG_MACH

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Message-Id: <H34IIR.IGTU7CQ36OZK3@crapouillou.net>
Date:   Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:09:17 +0100
From:   Paul Cercueil <paul@...pouillou.net>
To:     "H. Nikolaus Schaller" <hns@...delico.com>
Cc:     linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        linux-mips <linux-mips@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Usefulness of CONFIG_MACH_JZ47*

Hi Nikolaus,

Le mar., sept. 20 2022 at 08:31:30 +0200, H. Nikolaus Schaller 
<hns@...delico.com> a écrit :
> Hi Paul,
> it seems as if there aren't many places left over where the 
> MACH_JZ47* configs are still in use:
> 
> drivers/char/hw_ramdom/Kconfig
> drivers/clk/ingenic/Kconfig
> drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/Kconfig
> drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-ingenic.c
> 
> Is it possible to get rid of them and just have 
> CONFIG_MACH_INGENIC_GENERIC?
> 
> This might simplify my defconfig for multiple machines.

CONFIG_MIPS_GENERIC_KERNEL=y
CONFIG_BOARD_INGENIC=y

Then you can support all Ingenic-based boards alongside other MIPS 
boards.

> BR and thanks,
> Nikolaus

Cheers,
-Paul