Re: [PATCH v3 2/2] Support NVIDIA BlueField-3 pinctrl driver

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Thu Feb 16 2023 - 13:54:02 EST


On Thu, Feb 16, 2023 at 06:44:58PM +0000, Asmaa Mnebhi wrote:
> > > +config PINCTRL_MLXBF
> > > + tristate "NVIDIA BlueField-3 SoC Pinctrl driver"
> > > + depends on (MELLANOX_PLATFORM && ARM64 && ACPI)
> >
> > This is wrong.
> > Please make sure you cover more testing.
> > Also, do you really need an ACPI dependency?
> >
> > Could you please provide more details on why this is wrong? All our
> > upstreamed drivers use the same "depends on" Our pinctrl driver only
> > applies to Mellanox platforms, ARM64 and use ACPI tables.
>
> This is wrong because it narrows down testing coverage.
>
> Besides that you need to define functional and build dependencies separately.
>
> ACPI probably is not what you are using in the driver. I do not believe you
> have at all dependency on it.
>
> Noted, I will define function and build dependencies separately.
> We have our own custom UEFI for BlueField SoCs so ACPI tables are our only
> options (for users/customer etc... as well)

I understand that, but I'm pretty sure that driver can be compiled with ACPI=n
which is good for testing coverage.

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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko