[PATCH 6/8] platform: x86: MLX_PLATFORM: select REGMAP instead of depending on it

Randy Dunlap posted 8 patches 2 years, 6 months ago
[PATCH 6/8] platform: x86: MLX_PLATFORM: select REGMAP instead of depending on it
Posted by Randy Dunlap 2 years, 6 months ago
REGMAP is a hidden (not user visible) symbol. Users cannot set it
directly thru "make *config", so drivers should select it instead of
depending on it if they need it.

Consistently using "select" or "depends on" can also help reduce
Kconfig circular dependency issues.

Therefore, change the use of "depends on REGMAP" to "select REGMAP".

Fixes: ef0f62264b2a ("platform/x86: mlx-platform: Add physical bus number auto detection")
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Cc: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@mellanox.com>
Cc: Darren Hart <dvhart@infradead.org>
Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
Cc: Mark Gross <markgross@kernel.org>
Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
---
 drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff -- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
--- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
@@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ config SERIAL_MULTI_INSTANTIATE
 
 config MLX_PLATFORM
 	tristate "Mellanox Technologies platform support"
-	depends on I2C && REGMAP
+	depends on I2C
+	select REGMAP
 	help
 	  This option enables system support for the Mellanox Technologies
 	  platform. The Mellanox systems provide data center networking
RE: [PATCH 6/8] platform: x86: MLX_PLATFORM: select REGMAP instead of depending on it
Posted by Vadim Pasternak 2 years, 6 months ago

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
> Sent: Sunday, 26 February 2023 7:40
> To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Cc: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>; Vadim Pasternak
> <vadimp@mellanox.com>; Darren Hart <dvhart@infradead.org>; Hans de
> Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>; Mark Gross <markgross@kernel.org>;
> platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: [PATCH 6/8] platform: x86: MLX_PLATFORM: select REGMAP instead
> of depending on it
> 
> REGMAP is a hidden (not user visible) symbol. Users cannot set it directly thru
> "make *config", so drivers should select it instead of depending on it if they
> need it.
> 
> Consistently using "select" or "depends on" can also help reduce Kconfig
> circular dependency issues.
> 
> Therefore, change the use of "depends on REGMAP" to "select REGMAP".
> 
> Fixes: ef0f62264b2a ("platform/x86: mlx-platform: Add physical bus number
> auto detection")
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>

Acked-by: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@nvidia.com>

> Cc: Vadim Pasternak <vadimp@mellanox.com>
> Cc: Darren Hart <dvhart@infradead.org>
> Cc: Hans de Goede <hdegoede@redhat.com>
> Cc: Mark Gross <markgross@kernel.org>
> Cc: platform-driver-x86@vger.kernel.org
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig |    3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff -- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -955,7 +955,8 @@ config SERIAL_MULTI_INSTANTIATE
> 
>  config MLX_PLATFORM
>  	tristate "Mellanox Technologies platform support"
> -	depends on I2C && REGMAP
> +	depends on I2C
> +	select REGMAP
>  	help
>  	  This option enables system support for the Mellanox Technologies
>  	  platform. The Mellanox systems provide data center networking