RE: [PATCH v3 2/3] x86/platform/p2sb: New Primary to Sideband bridge support driver for Intel SOC's

From: Tan, Jui Nee
Date: Tue Jun 28 2016 - 03:45:13 EST




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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] x86/platform/p2sb: New Primary to Sideband
> bridge support driver for Intel SOC's
>
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 05:03:20AM +0000, Tan, Jui Nee wrote:
> > > Maybe, or make it modular and use MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(x86cpu, ...)
> > > to match the corresponding CPUs.
> >
> > We need CONFIG_X86_INTEL_NON_ACPI Kconfig option to select
> CONFIG_PINCTRL.
> > This is to solve kbuidbot complaint about kernel configuration, i.e.
> > CONFIG_PINCTRL=n. Appreciate if you could advise something on this.
>
> Good point.
>
> Then I guess you might add similar Kconfig option but can you call it
> something else than CONFIG_X86_INTEL_NON_ACPI. Perhaps something
> that relates to the actual product so distro people can then decide whether
> they want to support it or not. Along the lines of CONFIG_X86_INTEL_CE and
> so on.
Thanks for your suggestion. CONFIG_X86_INTEL_NON_ACPI will be renamed
to CONFIG_X86_INTEL_APL in next patch-set.