Re: [PATCH v4] leds: simatic-ipc-leds-gpio: make sure we have the GPIO providing driver

[Henning Schild]

Am Tue, 24 Jan 2023 15:46:01 +0200
schrieb Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>:

> On Tue, Jan 24, 2023 at 3:35 PM Henning Schild
> <henning.schild@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Am Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:46:34 +0200
> > schrieb Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxx>:  
> 
> ...
> 
> > I would like to keep the number of files and CONFIG switches low,
> > with a focus on the config switches. Every new CONFIG=y/m has to be
> > requested in countless distros. So far i only dealt with debian
> > where ubuntu might follow, did not check others with recent enough
> > kernels ... like fedora if they have the SIMATIC stuff turned on or
> > need to be asked to do so.  
> 
> If you put the proper defaults, you can get good results without
> torturing distro configurations.

Meaning i could try sending a patch to set "default m" for all three
SIEMENS_SIMATIC_IPC
SIEMENS_SIMATIC_IPC_WDT
LEDS_SIEMENS_SIMATIC_IPC

I was so far too shy for that. I would even go further and add
GPIO_F7188X
W83627HF_WDT

Henning

> See how 8250 has been splitting over the time, we have +~5 new Kconfig
> options and their defaults are to keep the current behaviour without
> the user needing to do anything in their configurations.
>