linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] serial: SH_SCI: improve "DMA support" prompt

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Message-ID: <fa3c154d-4cc8-4567-b8a7-d725e34d93de@infradead.org>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 15:25:26 -0800
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
 Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>, Fugang Duan <fugang.duan@....com>,
 Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@...der.be>, linux-serial@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] serial: SH_SCI: improve "DMA support" prompt



On 1/5/26 8:51 AM, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi Randy,
> 
> On Sat, 27 Dec 2025 at 21:25, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:
>> Having a prompt of "DMA support" suddenly appear during a
>> "make oldconfig" can be confusing. Add a little helpful text to
>> the prompt message.
>>
>> Fixes: 73a19e4c0301 ("serial: sh-sci: Add DMA support.")
>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> 
> Thanks for your patch!
> 
>> --- linux-next-20251219.orig/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
>> +++ linux-next-20251219/drivers/tty/serial/Kconfig
>> @@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ config SERIAL_SH_SCI_EARLYCON
>>         default ARCH_RENESAS
>>
>>  config SERIAL_SH_SCI_DMA
>> -       bool "DMA support" if EXPERT
>> +       bool "DMA support on SuperH SCI(F)" if EXPERT
> 
> Perhaps reword to "Support for DMA on SuperH SCI(F)", to match
> the surrounding options?

OK. Thanks.

>>         depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI && DMA_ENGINE
>>         default ARCH_RENESAS
-- 
~Randy