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[v2,7/9] ARM: multi_v7_defconfig: Enable support for PWM Regulators

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Lee Jones June 24, 2015, 1:59 p.m. UTC
Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
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 arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

Comments

Javier Martinez Canillas June 24, 2015, 2:52 p.m. UTC | #1
Hello Lee,

On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
> ---
>  arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> index f632af0..6666973 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
>  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
>  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
>  CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
> +CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y

The current policy is to build as much as possible as a module in
multi_v7_defconfig. Since this is a tristate Kconfig symbol, could you
please change it to =m ?

Best regards,
Javier
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Lee Jones June 25, 2015, 8:42 a.m. UTC | #2
On Wed, 24 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

> Hello Lee,
> 
> On Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 3:59 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> > Signed-off-by: Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig | 1 +
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> > index f632af0..6666973 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> > @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
> > +CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y
> 
> The current policy is to build as much as possible as a module in
> multi_v7_defconfig. Since this is a tristate Kconfig symbol, could you
> please change it to =m ?

I would prefer that it stays built-in.
Javier Martinez Canillas June 25, 2015, 9:18 a.m. UTC | #3
Hello Lee,

On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:

[...]

>> > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> > index f632af0..6666973 100644
>> > --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> > @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
>> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
>> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
>> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
>> > +CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y
>>
>> The current policy is to build as much as possible as a module in
>> multi_v7_defconfig. Since this is a tristate Kconfig symbol, could you
>> please change it to =m ?
>
> I would prefer that it stays built-in.
>

Ok, I've no strong opinion on this. I was just mentioning what arm-soc
maintainers prefer nowadays.

May I ask what's the rationale for leaving this option built-in?

Best regards,
Javier
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Lee Jones June 25, 2015, 3:02 p.m. UTC | #4
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> > On Wed, 24 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> 
> [...]
> 
> >> > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> >> > index f632af0..6666973 100644
> >> > --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> >> > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> >> > @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
> >> > +CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y
> >>
> >> The current policy is to build as much as possible as a module in
> >> multi_v7_defconfig. Since this is a tristate Kconfig symbol, could you
> >> please change it to =m ?
> >
> > I would prefer that it stays built-in.
> >
> 
> Ok, I've no strong opinion on this. I was just mentioning what arm-soc
> maintainers prefer nowadays.
> 
> May I ask what's the rationale for leaving this option built-in?

My view is that multi_v7 is used for prototyping, testing and to
ensure all of the vendors are playing nice together.  Hopefully
vendors aren't actually releasing kernels built with this defconfig!
During testing/prototyping time; installing and messing around with
modules is an over-head I can do without.
Javier Martinez Canillas June 25, 2015, 4:29 p.m. UTC | #5
Hello Lee,

On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> On Thu, 25 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
>> > On Wed, 24 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> >> > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> >> > index f632af0..6666973 100644
>> >> > --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> >> > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
>> >> > @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
>> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
>> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
>> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
>> >> > +CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y
>> >>
>> >> The current policy is to build as much as possible as a module in
>> >> multi_v7_defconfig. Since this is a tristate Kconfig symbol, could you
>> >> please change it to =m ?
>> >
>> > I would prefer that it stays built-in.
>> >
>>
>> Ok, I've no strong opinion on this. I was just mentioning what arm-soc
>> maintainers prefer nowadays.
>>
>> May I ask what's the rationale for leaving this option built-in?
>
> My view is that multi_v7 is used for prototyping, testing and to
> ensure all of the vendors are playing nice together.  Hopefully
> vendors aren't actually releasing kernels built with this defconfig!

Agreed and same for the per SoC family defconfigs, vendors should ship
kernels with a customized defconfig.

> During testing/prototyping time; installing and messing around with
> modules is an over-head I can do without.
>

Right but my question wasn't whether multi_v7 should have the options
as built-in or as modules. That has already been decided by the
arm-soc maintainers who want to have as much as possible as modules.
In fact, there have been patches posted recently to change the current
multi_v7 options from built-in to modules.

Instead my question was what makes this driver special to not follow
the current convention.

I agree that there is a trade off between having options as built-in
or modules and I believe that is why most SoC specific defconfigs have
the opposite policy,  that is to enable everything as built-in so one
doesn't have to mess with modules as you said.

But again, I don't have a strong opinion on this. What I think though
is that this should be documented somewhere so the options are enabled
following a documented rule instead of just whatever fits in someone
workflow.

Best regards,
Javier
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Lee Jones July 1, 2015, 12:31 p.m. UTC | #6
On Thu, 25 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 5:02 PM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> > On Thu, 25 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> >> On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:42 AM, Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> >> > On Wed, 24 Jun 2015, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote:
> >>
> >> [...]
> >>
> >> >> > diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> >> >> > index f632af0..6666973 100644
> >> >> > --- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> >> >> > +++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
> >> >> > @@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
> >> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
> >> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
> >> >> >  CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
> >> >> > +CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y
> >> >>
> >> >> The current policy is to build as much as possible as a module in
> >> >> multi_v7_defconfig. Since this is a tristate Kconfig symbol, could you
> >> >> please change it to =m ?
> >> >
> >> > I would prefer that it stays built-in.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Ok, I've no strong opinion on this. I was just mentioning what arm-soc
> >> maintainers prefer nowadays.
> >>
> >> May I ask what's the rationale for leaving this option built-in?
> >
> > My view is that multi_v7 is used for prototyping, testing and to
> > ensure all of the vendors are playing nice together.  Hopefully
> > vendors aren't actually releasing kernels built with this defconfig!
> 
> Agreed and same for the per SoC family defconfigs, vendors should ship
> kernels with a customized defconfig.

Right.

> > During testing/prototyping time; installing and messing around with
> > modules is an over-head I can do without.
> 
> Right but my question wasn't whether multi_v7 should have the options
> as built-in or as modules. That has already been decided by the
> arm-soc maintainers who want to have as much as possible as modules.
> In fact, there have been patches posted recently to change the current
> multi_v7 options from built-in to modules.

Then I need to either stop using multi_v7 or write a pre-build script
to turn it into something useful I guess.

Thanks for the heads-up.

> Instead my question was what makes this driver special to not follow
> the current convention.

There is nothing special about this particular driver to warrant that.

> I agree that there is a trade off between having options as built-in
> or modules and I believe that is why most SoC specific defconfigs have
> the opposite policy,  that is to enable everything as built-in so one
> doesn't have to mess with modules as you said.

Precisely.

> But again, I don't have a strong opinion on this. What I think though
> is that this should be documented somewhere so the options are enabled
> following a documented rule instead of just whatever fits in someone
> workflow.

News of this new convention is new to me.  As I said, this driver
isn't in any way "special".  I was merely enabling it to make it
useful to everyone, rather than only people who are currently
supporting module support in their builds.  Which as a low-level guy,
I currently have no requirement for -- it just adds time, complexity
and more things to debug.
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diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
index f632af0..6666973 100644
--- a/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@  CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8907=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX8973=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_MAX77686=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_PALMAS=y
+CONFIG_REGULATOR_PWM=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_S2MPS11=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_S5M8767=y
 CONFIG_REGULATOR_TPS51632=y