From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-8.2 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, URIBL_BLOCKED,USER_AGENT_SANE_1 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B3419C433FF for ; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 19:01:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FAFE21EF2 for ; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 19:01:15 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1730180AbfHGTBP (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Aug 2019 15:01:15 -0400 Received: from asavdk4.altibox.net ([109.247.116.15]:43186 "EHLO asavdk4.altibox.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1730178AbfHGTBP (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Aug 2019 15:01:15 -0400 Received: from ravnborg.org (unknown [158.248.194.18]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by asavdk4.altibox.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 93C9980486; Wed, 7 Aug 2019 21:01:10 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 7 Aug 2019 21:01:09 +0200 From: Sam Ravnborg To: Rob Clark , freedreno , David Airlie , linux-arm-msm , Linux Kernel Mailing List , dri-devel , Sean Paul Subject: Re: [Freedreno] [PATCH] drm/msm: Make DRM_MSM default to 'm' Message-ID: <20190807190109.GA32503@ravnborg.org> References: <1565198667-4300-1-git-send-email-jcrouse@codeaurora.org> <20190807173838.GB30025@ravnborg.org> <20190807184648.GA30521@jcrouse1-lnx.qualcomm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20190807184648.GA30521@jcrouse1-lnx.qualcomm.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.10.1 (2018-07-13) X-CMAE-Score: 0 X-CMAE-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=VcLZwmh9 c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=UWs3HLbX/2nnQ3s7vZ42gw==:117 a=UWs3HLbX/2nnQ3s7vZ42gw==:17 a=jpOVt7BSZ2e4Z31A5e1TngXxSK0=:19 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=7gkXJVJtAAAA:8 a=LpQP-O61AAAA:8 a=-ipZeBXR2iWv2Qf4ONQA:9 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=E9Po1WZjFZOl8hwRPBS3:22 a=pioyyrs4ZptJ924tMmac:22 Sender: linux-arm-msm-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-arm-msm@vger.kernel.org Hi Jordan/Rob. On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 12:46:49PM -0600, Jordan Crouse wrote: > On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 11:08:53AM -0700, Rob Clark wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:38 AM Sam Ravnborg wrote: > > > > > > Hi Jordan. > > > On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 11:24:27AM -0600, Jordan Crouse wrote: > > > > Most use cases for DRM_MSM will prefer to build both DRM and MSM_DRM as > > > > modules but there are some cases where DRM might be built in for whatever > > > > reason and in those situations it is preferable to still keep MSM as a > > > > module by default and let the user decide if they _really_ want to build > > > > it in. > > > > > > > > Additionally select QCOM_COMMAND_DB for ARCH_QCOM targets to make sure > > > > it doesn't get missed when we need it for a6xx tarets. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jordan Crouse > > > > --- > > > > > > > > drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig | 3 ++- > > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig > > > > index 9c37e4d..3b2334b 100644 > > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig > > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig > > > > @@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ config DRM_MSM > > > > select SHMEM > > > > select TMPFS > > > > select QCOM_SCM if ARCH_QCOM > > > > + select QCOM_COMMAND_DB if ARCH_QCOM > > > > select WANT_DEV_COREDUMP > > > > select SND_SOC_HDMI_CODEC if SND_SOC > > > > select SYNC_FILE > > > > select PM_OPP > > > > - default y > > > > + default m > > > > > > As a general comment the right thing would be to drop this default. > > > As it is now the Kconfig says that when DRM is selected then all of the > > > world would then also get DRM_MSM, which only a small part of this world > > > you see any benefit in. > > > So they now have to de-select MSM. > > > > If the default is dropped, it should probably be accompanied by adding > > CONFIG_DRM_MSM=m to defconfig's, I think That would be best. So the defconfigs end up with the same config as before. > > In general I prefer to not use a default but this is the only GPU driver for > ARCH_QCOM and I think its safe to stay that 99% of ARCH_QCOM users would select > this module and those that wouldn't will omit DRM entirely. > > I feel it is net negative if we dropped the default but then had to turn around > and enable it in every defconfig. "in every" equals three defconfigs: $ git grep ARCH_QCOM | grep defconfig arch/arm/configs/multi_v7_defconfig:CONFIG_ARCH_QCOM=y arch/arm/configs/qcom_defconfig:CONFIG_ARCH_QCOM=y arch/arm64/configs/defconfig:CONFIG_ARCH_QCOM=y Sam