linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] regulator: spacemit: MFD_SPACEMIT

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Message-ID: <20260109224147267169ba@mail.local>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 23:41:47 +0100
From: Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...tlin.com>
To: Troy Mitchell <troy.mitchell@...ux.spacemit.com>
Cc: Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>, Yixun Lan <dlan@...too.org>,
	Alex Elder <elder@...cstar.com>, Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...nel.org>,
	Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-riscv@...ts.infradead.org, spacemit@...ts.linux.dev,
	linux-i2c@...r.kernel.org, linux-rtc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/3] regulator: spacemit: MFD_SPACEMIT_P1 as
 dependencies

On 08/01/2026 16:38:54+0800, Troy Mitchell wrote:
> REGULATOR_SPACEMIT_P1 is a subdevice of P1 and should depend on
> MFD_SPACEMIT_P1 rather than selecting it directly. Using 'select'
> does not always respect the parent's dependencies, so 'depends on'
> is the safer and more correct choice.
> 
> Since MFD_SPACEMIT_P1 already depends on I2C_K1, the dependency
> in REGULATOR_SPACEMIT_P1 is now redundant.
> 
> Additionally, the default value depends on MFD_SPACEMIT_P1 rather
> than ARCH_SPACEMIT.
> 
> Acked-by: Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>
> Acked-by: Alex Elder <elder@...cstar.com>
> Signed-off-by: Troy Mitchell <troy.mitchell@...ux.spacemit.com>
> ---
> Change log in v5:
> - nothing
> - Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251225-p1-kconfig-fix-v4-1-44b6728117c1@linux.spacemit.com/
> 
> Change log in v4:
> - default m if MFD_SPACEMIT_P1 instead of default MFD_SPACEMIT_P1
> Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251118-p1-kconfig-fix-v3-3-8839c5ac5db3@linux.spacemit.com/
> 
> Changelog in v3:
> - modify commit message
> - change default value from ARCH_SPACEMIT to MFD_SPACEMIT_P1
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251027-p1-kconfig-fix-v2-4-49688f30bae8@linux.spacemit.com/
> ---
>  drivers/regulator/Kconfig | 5 ++---
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/regulator/Kconfig b/drivers/regulator/Kconfig
> index d2335276cce5ffbd500bbaf251d1761a9116aee9..b51888a9a78f399a6af3294fc19f60792576332c 100644
> --- a/drivers/regulator/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/regulator/Kconfig
> @@ -1496,9 +1496,8 @@ config REGULATOR_SLG51000
>  config REGULATOR_SPACEMIT_P1
>  	tristate "SpacemiT P1 regulators"
>  	depends on ARCH_SPACEMIT || COMPILE_TEST
> -	depends on I2C
> -	select MFD_SPACEMIT_P1
> -	default ARCH_SPACEMIT
> +	depends on MFD_SPACEMIT_P1
> +	default m if MFD_SPACEMIT_P1

default MFD_SPACEMIT_P1 is certainly enough here.