Re: [PATCH 2/2] ARM: configs: keystone: Remove this defconfig

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Wed Jan 24 2024 - 14:56:58 EST


On Wed, Jan 24, 2024, at 19:52, Andrew Davis wrote:
> On 1/24/24 12:04 PM, Nishanth Menon wrote:
>> On 11:31-20240124, Andrew Davis wrote:
>>> On 1/24/24 10:41 AM, Nishanth Menon wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There are a bunch of downstream folks who will have recipe fails etc if
>>>> we do that. I am not sure we need to go down that route.
>>>>
>>>
>>> That is the point of this patch, we want to stop any remaining downstream
>>> folks from using this defconfig. It is not maintained nor updated like
>>> the multi_v7_defconfig, any new or needed options will only be added to
>>> multi-v7 defconfig.
>>>
>>
>> I am going to have to defer to ARM maintainers what they think..
>> enabling LPAE etc in common multi_v7_config.
>>
>
> We are not enabling LPAE in common multi_v7_config, that can't be
> done as many plats do not support it. Keystone will use the new
> multi_v7_lpae_defconfig which was just added:
>
> e9faf9b0b07a ("ARM: add multi_v7_lpae_defconfig")
>
> That is what prompted me to make this change, we now have a
> commonish config that works for Keystone.

I think adding keystone to multi_v7_defconfig is a good
idea here for the reasons you explained. I don't mind keeping
the other one around as well though, since keystone is
a bit special.

Arnd