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Message-ID: <DM6PR11MB4316DD6B97A68DD07DCBC40C8D93A@DM6PR11MB4316.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2023 08:11:51 +0000
From: "Wu, Wentong" <wentong.wu@...el.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
CC: "Winkler, Tomas" <tomas.winkler@...el.com>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, Sakari Ailus
	<sakari.ailus@...ux.intel.com>, "andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com"
	<andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>, "Usyskin, Alexander"
	<alexander.usyskin@...el.com>, "Teres Alexis, Alan Previn"
	<alan.previn.teres.alexis@...el.com>, "Ceraolo Spurio, Daniele"
	<daniele.ceraolospurio@...el.com>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 2/2] mei: rework Kconfig dependencies

> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org> Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 2:40 AM
> 
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> The dependencies in the mei framework are inconsistent, with some symbols
> using 'select INTEL_MEI' to force it being enabled and others using 'depends on
> INTEL_MEI'.
> 
> In general, one should not select user-visible symbols, so change all of these to
> normal dependencies, but change the default on INTEL_MEI to be enabled when
> building a kernel for an Intel CPU with ME or a generic
> x86 kernel.
> 
> Having consistent dependencies makes the 'menuconfig' listing more readable
> by using proper indentation.
> 
> A large if/endif block is just a simpler syntax than repeating the dependencies for
> each symbol.

Yes, I agree it will make future changes more easier.

Reviewed-by: Wentong Wu <wentong.wu@...el.com>

> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> ---
> This does not fix a bug, but seems like a sensible cleanup to me, making the logic
> less error-prone for future changes. Feel free to just take the first patch and
> ignore this one if I missed an important reason for the original variant, or if you
> prefer a different method.
> ---
>  drivers/misc/mei/Kconfig           | 14 ++++++--------
>  drivers/misc/mei/gsc_proxy/Kconfig |  2 +-
>  drivers/misc/mei/hdcp/Kconfig      |  2 +-
>  drivers/misc/mei/pxp/Kconfig       |  2 +-
>  4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/mei/Kconfig index
> 1e28ca23a74a..67d9391f1855 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/mei/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/Kconfig
> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
>  config INTEL_MEI
>  	tristate "Intel Management Engine Interface"
>  	depends on X86 && PCI
> +	default GENERIC_CPU || MCORE2 || MATOM || X86_GENERIC
>  	help
>  	  The Intel Management Engine (Intel ME) provides Manageability,
>  	  Security and Media services for system containing Intel chipsets.
> @@ -11,10 +12,11 @@ config INTEL_MEI
>  	  For more information see
>  	  <https://software.intel.com/en-us/manageability/>
> 
> +if INTEL_MEI
> +
>  config INTEL_MEI_ME
>  	tristate "ME Enabled Intel Chipsets"
> -	select INTEL_MEI
> -	depends on X86 && PCI
> +	default y
>  	help
>  	  MEI support for ME Enabled Intel chipsets.
> 
> @@ -38,8 +40,6 @@ config INTEL_MEI_ME
> 
>  config INTEL_MEI_TXE
>  	tristate "Intel Trusted Execution Environment with ME Interface"
> -	select INTEL_MEI
> -	depends on X86 && PCI
>  	help
>  	  MEI Support for Trusted Execution Environment device on Intel SoCs
> 
> @@ -48,9 +48,7 @@ config INTEL_MEI_TXE
> 
>  config INTEL_MEI_GSC
>  	tristate "Intel MEI GSC embedded device"
> -	depends on INTEL_MEI
>  	depends on INTEL_MEI_ME
> -	depends on X86 && PCI
>  	depends on DRM_I915
>  	help
>  	  Intel auxiliary driver for GSC devices embedded in Intel graphics devices.
> @@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ config INTEL_MEI_GSC
> 
>  config INTEL_MEI_VSC_HW
>  	tristate "Intel visual sensing controller device transport driver"
> -	depends on INTEL_MEI
>  	depends on ACPI && SPI
>  	depends on GPIOLIB || COMPILE_TEST
>  	help
> @@ -75,7 +72,6 @@ config INTEL_MEI_VSC_HW  config INTEL_MEI_VSC
>  	tristate "Intel visual sensing controller device with ME interface"
>  	depends on INTEL_MEI_VSC_HW
> -	depends on INTEL_MEI
>  	help
>  	  Intel MEI over SPI driver for Intel visual sensing controller
>  	  (IVSC) device embedded in IA platform. It supports camera sharing @@
> -88,3 +84,5 @@ config INTEL_MEI_VSC  source
> "drivers/misc/mei/hdcp/Kconfig"
>  source "drivers/misc/mei/pxp/Kconfig"
>  source "drivers/misc/mei/gsc_proxy/Kconfig"
> +
> +endif
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/gsc_proxy/Kconfig
> b/drivers/misc/mei/gsc_proxy/Kconfig
> index 5f68d9f3d691..ac78b9d1eccd 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/mei/gsc_proxy/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/gsc_proxy/Kconfig
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
>  #
>  config INTEL_MEI_GSC_PROXY
>  	tristate "Intel GSC Proxy services of ME Interface"
> -	select INTEL_MEI_ME
> +	depends on INTEL_MEI_ME
>  	depends on DRM_I915
>  	help
>           MEI Support for GSC Proxy Services on Intel platforms.
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/hdcp/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/mei/hdcp/Kconfig
> index 54e1c9526909..9be312ec798d 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/mei/hdcp/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/hdcp/Kconfig
> @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
>  #
>  config INTEL_MEI_HDCP
>  	tristate "Intel HDCP2.2 services of ME Interface"
> -	select INTEL_MEI_ME
> +	depends on INTEL_MEI_ME
>  	depends on DRM_I915
>  	help
>  	  MEI Support for HDCP2.2 Services on Intel platforms.
> diff --git a/drivers/misc/mei/pxp/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/mei/pxp/Kconfig index
> 4029b96afc04..838eae556dd4 100644
> --- a/drivers/misc/mei/pxp/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mei/pxp/Kconfig
> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>  #
>  config INTEL_MEI_PXP
>  	tristate "Intel PXP services of ME Interface"
> -	select INTEL_MEI_ME
> +	depends on INTEL_MEI_ME
>  	depends on DRM_I915
>  	help
>  	  MEI Support for PXP Services on Intel platforms.
> --
> 2.39.2

Thanks
Wentong

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