Re: [PATCH char-misc-next v4 03/13] misc: mic: SCIF Hardware Bus

From: Paul Bolle
Date: Tue Mar 31 2015 - 04:36:42 EST


On Mon, 2015-03-30 at 18:36 -0700, Sudeep Dutt wrote:
> --- a/drivers/misc/mic/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/misc/mic/Kconfig

> +config SCIF_BUS
> + tristate "SCIF Bus Driver"
> + depends on 64BIT && PCI && X86 && X86_DEV_DMA_OPS

Can't this be simplified to just
depends on X86_64 && PCI

or is this bus expected to be used outside of 64 bit X86?

> + help
> + This option is selected by any driver which registers a
> + device or driver on the SCIF Bus, such as CONFIG_INTEL_MIC_HOST
> + and CONFIG_INTEL_MIC_CARD.
> +
> + If you are building a host/card kernel with an Intel MIC device
> + then say M (recommended) or Y, else say N. If unsure say N.
> +
> + More information about the Intel MIC family as well as the Linux
> + OS and tools for MIC to use with this driver are available from
> + <http://software.intel.com/en-us/mic-developer>.


Paul Bolle

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