linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/6] EDAC/altera: Add IO96B ECC support for Agilex5 SoCFPGA

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Message-ID: <20251102192533.GCaQewLa8SXiNgnS4M@fat_crate.local>
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2025 20:25:33 +0100
From: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To: Niravkumar L Rabara <niravkumarlaxmidas.rabara@...era.com>
Cc: dinguyen@...nel.org, matthew.gerlach@...era.com, robh@...nel.org,
	krzk+dt@...nel.org, conor+dt@...nel.org, tony.luck@...el.com,
	linux-edac@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] EDAC/altera: Add IO96B ECC support for Agilex5
 SoCFPGA

On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 07:52:41PM +0800, Niravkumar L Rabara wrote:
> In terms of savings, this approach mainly avoids compiling code based on
> Kconfig selection.

That would be the main argument which determines whether those new Kconfig
options are needed. Read: the kernel has waaaay tooo many Kconfig options so
if not absolutely necessary, do not add more pls.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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