linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/6] arm: configs: spear6xx: Enable PL110 display controller

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Message-ID: <20221019154841.1cb2a15a@kmaincent-XPS-13-7390>
Date:   Wed, 19 Oct 2022 15:48:41 +0200
From:   Köry Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>
To:     Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com, Russell King <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Gregory CLEMENT <gregory.clement@...tlin.com>,
        Sudeep Holla <sudeep.holla@....com>,
        Alexandre Ghiti <alexandre.ghiti@...onical.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] arm: configs: spear6xx: Enable PL110 display
 controller

Hello Krzysztof,

On Wed, 19 Oct 2022 09:38:45 -0400
Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@...aro.org> wrote:

> On 19/10/2022 09:32, Köry Maincent wrote:
> > From: Kory Maincent <kory.maincent@...tlin.com>
> > 
> > Enable the PL110 DRM driver, used by the spear600.
> > 
> > CONFIG_I2C is dropped from the defconfig as it is selected by CONFIG_DRM.  
> 
> I2C as a user-selectable option should stay. Don't remove such
> (user-selectable) top-level options just because something else selected it.

As the CONFIG_DRM selects it, the "make savedefconfig" removes it by default.
Why keeping something that is already automatically enabled by CONFIG_DRM?