linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v12 04/25] CXL/AER: Remove CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL and replace with CONFIG_CXL

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Message-ID: <20251001161154.0000787b@huawei.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2025 16:11:54 +0100
From: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>
To: Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@....com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 04/25] CXL/AER: Remove CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL and
 replace with CONFIG_CXL_RAS

On Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:34:19 -0500
Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@....com> wrote:

> CXL RAS compilation is enabled using CONFIG_CXL_RAS while the AER CXL logic
> uses CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL. The 2 share the same dependencies and can be
> combined. The 2 kernel configs are unnecessary and are problematic for the
> user because of the duplication. Replace occurrences of CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL
> to be CONFIG_CXL_RAS.
> 
> Update the CONFIG_CXL_RAS Kconfig definition to include dependencies 'PCIEAER
> && CXL_PCI' taken from the CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL definition.
> 
> Remove the Kconfig CONFIG_PCIEAER_CXL definition.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Terry Bowman <terry.bowman@....com>
> Reviewed-by: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
>
Seems reasonable.
Reviewed-by: Jonathan Cameron <jonathan.cameron@...wei.com>