Re: [PATCH v2] arm64: defconfig: Enable zram, xfs and loading compressed FW support

[Krzysztof Kozlowski]

On 21/02/2024 16:51, Maxime Ripard wrote:
>>> Sure, but you're not just arguing for XFS there.
>>>
>>> What I really don't get is this: this makes the life of people easier.
>>>
>>> Being able to test an upstream kernel quickly when you have a bug in a
>>> downstream distro is super valuable for any distro developper. And on
>>> the long run, if we don't make the switch from a kernel distro to a
>>> mainline kernel relatively easy, we're the ones that will lose out.
>>> Because people just won't bother, or be frustrated and thus super
>>> reluctant to do that work.
>>
>> We had previously discussed adding config fragments for common
>> distros the way we have kvm_guest.config, but if the Javier's
>> patch is all that is actually needed for Fedora, that seems better
>> to me than the added complexity of fragments.
> 
> Oh, right. Fragments would be a great tool to reconcile the need for
> minimal boot time and supporting reasonable use-cases.
> 
> I guess it's even more of a struggle with the single arm64 defconfig vs
> the minimal vs batteries included defconfig setup we had for arm.

It would be cool to group also all the per-SoC needs in dedicated
fragments...

Best regards,
Krzysztof