linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: Allow overlay kunit tests to run CONFIG_OF

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Message-ID: <38153cbf2616a4a6706412952778eec1.sboyd@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2024 15:21:27 -0700
From: Stephen Boyd <sboyd@...nel.org>
To: Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
Cc: Saravana Kannan <saravanak@...gle.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev, devicetree@...r.kernel.org, kunit-dev@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: Allow overlay kunit tests to run CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY=n

Quoting Rob Herring (2024-10-17 13:38:10)
> On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 02:20:15PM -0700, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > Some configurations want to enable CONFIG_KUNIT without enabling
> > CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY. The kunit overlay code already skips if
> > CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY isn't enabled, so this select here isn't really doing
> > anything besides making it easier to run the tests without them
> > skipping. Remove the select and move the config setting to the
> > drivers/of/.kunitconfig file so that the overlay tests can be run with
> > or without CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY set to test either behavior.
> > 
> > Fixes: 5c9dd72d8385 ("of: Add a KUnit test for overlays and test managed APIs")
> 
> Doesn't really seem like a fix.

Ok. Feel free to drop the tag.

> Does this need to go into 6.12?

It's only important for 6.12 if kernel configurators want to build the
kernel with OF_OVERLAY_KUNIT_TEST enabled and not be forced to enable
CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY. I don't mind if it waits a while.