linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 13/13] arm64: defconfig: Enable Renesas RZ/T2H SoC option

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXwMoY0mhG6-u0iVg79zYxAvv0Snrt019kDP+TJoXA5FQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2025 14:25:37 +0100
From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org>
Cc: Thierry Bultel <thierry.bultel.yh@...renesas.com>, 
	"thierry.bultel@...atsea.fr" <thierry.bultel@...atsea.fr>, 
	"linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-renesas-soc@...r.kernel.org>, 
	Paul Barker <paul.barker.ct@...renesas.com>, 
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, 
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 13/13] arm64: defconfig: Enable Renesas RZ/T2H SoC option

Hi Krzysztof,

On Thu, 27 Feb 2025 at 12:48, Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@...nel.org> wrote:
> On 27/02/2025 11:48, Thierry Bultel wrote:
> >> This is fine, I am not against fine-grained SoC-enable options. However
> >> all your SoCs should be enabled by default (default y if ARCH_RENESAS or
> >> any other option which works for you) thus you won't be growing user-
> >> selectable choices.
> >>
> >> Strictly speaking this still will be choice, because you need to trim
> >> config, but all people and all distros will just ignore it  and don't see
> >> it in defconfig.
> >>
> >
> > I understand.
> >
> > All the ARCH_XXX SoC options are already under a menuconfig section, which
> > is defaulted to 'y' if ARCH_RENESAS.
>
> Indeed and it actually cannot have "if ARCH_RENESAS" due to how compile
> test is enabled there.

Sorry, I don't get what you mean here...

> > So I guess that this simple additional change would make it:
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig b/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
> > index 91a815e0a522..231880c21aa7 100644
> > --- a/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/soc/renesas/Kconfig
> > @@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ config ARCH_R9A09G057
> >
> >  config ARCH_R9A09G077
> >         bool "ARM64 Platform support for RZ/T2H"
> > +       default y

Please add "if ARCH_RENESAS" iff we decide to go this route...

> >         help
> >           This enables support for the Renesas RZ/T2H SoC variants.
>
> Yes and then run savedefconfig and check if defconfig needs this symbol.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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