linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] leds: simatic-ipc-leds-gpio: make sure we have the GPIO providing driver

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Message-ID: <CAHp75Vf5MAsiYKdmF2oQ2rNDjKUVW9nk5FjPhUcD3b-4r_u6yg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:46:01 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Henning Schild <henning.schild@...mens.com>
Cc:     Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, linux-leds@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] leds: simatic-ipc-leds-gpio: make sure we have the
 GPIO providing driver

On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 3:35 PM Henning Schild
<henning.schild@...mens.com> wrote:
> Am Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:46:34 +0200
> schrieb Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>:

...

> I would like to keep the number of files and CONFIG switches low, with
> a focus on the config switches. Every new CONFIG=y/m has to be
> requested in countless distros. So far i only dealt with debian where
> ubuntu might follow, did not check others with recent enough kernels ...
> like fedora if they have the SIMATIC stuff turned on or need to be
> asked to do so.

If you put the proper defaults, you can get good results without
torturing distro configurations.

See how 8250 has been splitting over the time, we have +~5 new Kconfig
options and their defaults are to keep the current behaviour without
the user needing to do anything in their configurations.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko