Re: [PATCH 1/3] counter: i8254: Introduce the Intel 8254 interface library module

[Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@linux.intel.com>]

Hi

On 6/8/23 17:43, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 16, 2023 at 01:36:53PM -0400, William Breathitt Gray wrote:
>> Exposes consumer library functions providing support for interfaces
>> compatible with the venerable Intel 8254 Programmable Interval Timer
>> (PIT).
>>
>> The Intel 8254 PIT first appeared in the early 1980s and was used
>> initially in IBM PC compatibles. The popularity of the original Intel
>> 825x family of chips led to many subsequent variants and clones of the
>> interface in various chips and integrated circuits. Although still
>> popular, interfaces compatible with the Intel 8254 PIT are nowdays
>> typically found embedded in larger VLSI processing chips and FPGA
>> components rather than as discrete ICs.
>>
>> A CONFIG_I8254 Kconfig option is introduced by this patch. Modules
>> wanting access to these i8254 library functions should select this
>> Kconfig option, and import the I8254 symbol namespace.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: William Breathitt Gray <william.gray@linaro.org>
> 
> I've queued this patch to the counter-next branch of my Counter tree.
> 
> Jonathan, Bart, I've created an immutable branch with just this patch
> for you to pull which should allow you each to merge the other patch in
> this patchset for your respective tree.
> 
I noticed this patch cause in linux-next "Counter support" submenu to 
disappear and its menu entries are listed directly in "Device Drivers" menu.

Then I wonder why the CONFIG_I8254 has the help text defined since 
drivers should select it.

Or was the idea something like below?

diff --git a/drivers/counter/Kconfig b/drivers/counter/Kconfig
index bca21df51168..80631b5b0fc6 100644
--- a/drivers/counter/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/counter/Kconfig
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ menuconfig COUNTER
           interface. You only need to enable this, if you also want to 
enable
           one or more of the counter device drivers below.

+if COUNTER
+
  config I8254
-       tristate
-       select COUNTER
+       tristate "i8254 interface library"
         select REGMAP
         help
           Enables support for the i8254 interface library functions. 
The i8254
@@ -25,8 +26,6 @@ config I8254

           If built as a module its name will be i8254.

-if COUNTER
-
  config 104_QUAD_8
         tristate "ACCES 104-QUAD-8 driver"
         depends on (PC104 && X86) || COMPILE_TEST