linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [v2] rtc: bq4802: add sparc dependency

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Date:   Thu, 27 Jul 2023 15:32:42 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc:     Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Alessandro Zummo <a.zummo@...ertech.it>,
        Niklas Schnelle <schnelle@...ux.ibm.com>,
        linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [v2] rtc: bq4802: add sparc dependency

On Wed, Jul 19, 2023 at 9:28 PM Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org> wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
>
> The added HAS_IOPORT dependency might not actually be necessary as Geert
> points out, but the driver is also only used on one architecture. Sparc
> is also a special case here since it converts port numbers into virtual
> addresses rather than having them mapped into a particular part of the
> __iomem address space, so the difference is actually not important here.
>
> Add a dependency on sparc, but allow compile-testing otherwise, to
> make this clearer without anyone having to spend much time modernizing
> the driver beyond that.
>
> Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAMuHMdWEx0F=fNei4Bz_JPkuvoaN-+zk08h0i8KnSi_VjO615g@mail.gmail.com/
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
> v2: split dependency into two lines, as suggested by Geert

Reviewed-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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