linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 04/17] riscv: Add vector feature to compile

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Message-ID: <f4887649-3933-0a65-7ed5-1bf6bd842a46@rivosinc.com>
Date:   Mon, 7 Nov 2022 16:04:28 -0800
From:   Vineet Gupta <vineetg@...osinc.com>
To:     Björn Töpel <bjorn@...nel.org>,
        Chris Stillson <stillson@...osinc.com>
Cc:     Greentime Hu <greentime.hu@...ive.com>,
        Guo Ren <guoren@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        Vincent Chen <vincent.chen@...ive.com>,
        Paul Walmsley <paul.walmsley@...ive.com>,
        Palmer Dabbelt <palmer@...belt.com>,
        Albert Ou <aou@...s.berkeley.edu>, Guo Ren <guoren@...nel.org>,
        linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Conor Dooley <Conor.Dooley@...rochip.com>,
        Andy Chiu <andy.chiu@...ive.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 04/17] riscv: Add vector feature to compile

+CC Andy, Conor

On 11/7/22 09:21, Björn Töpel wrote:
>> +config VECTOR
>> +	bool "VECTOR support"
>> +	depends on GCC_VERSION >= 120000 || CLANG_VERSION >= 130000
>> +	default n
>> +	help
>> +	  Say N here if you want to disable all vector related procedure
>> +	  in the kernel.
>> +
>> +	  If you don't know what to do here, say Y.
>> +
>> +endmenu
> "VECTOR" is not really consistent to how the other configs are named;
> RISCV_ISA_V, RISCV_ISA_VECTOR, RISCV_VECTOR?

Good point, I've changed it to RISCV_ISA_V to keep it consistent with 
existing RISCV_ISA_C.