Re: [PATCH] usb: typec: nb7vpq904m: add CONFIG_DRM dependency

["Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@arndb.de>]

On Thu, Jun 22, 2023, at 17:39, Neil Armstrong wrote:
> On 22/06/2023 13:24, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 22, 2023, at 12:39, Neil Armstrong wrote:
>>>>    
>>>>    config TYPEC_MUX_NB7VPQ904M
>>>>    	tristate "On Semiconductor NB7VPQ904M Type-C redriver driver"
>>>> -	depends on I2C
>>>> +	depends on I2C && DRM
>>>>    	select REGMAP_I2C
>>>>    	help
>>>>    	  Say Y or M if your system has a On Semiconductor NB7VPQ904M Type-C
>>>
>>> I think it could be :
>>>
>>> +	depends on DRM || DRM=n
>>> +	select DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE if DRM
>> 
>> As far as I can tell, this would only avoid the link error
>> against devm_drm_of_get_bridge(), but not the one against
>> devm_drm_bridge_add(), which is defined in drm.ko through
>> drivers/gpu/drm/drm_bridge.c.
>
> I'm trying to reproduce such situation, but so fail I fail.
>
> In the driver there's a guard to avoid calling into DRM functions
> when disabled:
> #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE)

Ah, you are right. I got confused because the check is in
header file for devm_drm_of_get_bridge(), but not for
devm_drm_bridge_add(), which has the check in the source
file as you point out.

> so I wonder which kind on config leaded to that since
> CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE is only enabled when DRM_PANEL and DRM are.

I only saw the original issue with

CONFIG_DRM=m
CONFIG_DRM_PANEL=y
CONFIG_DRM_BRIDGE=y
CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE=y
CONFIG_TYPEC_MUX_NB7VPQ904M=y

and since CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE already depends on CONFIG_DRM,
I think that is the only one that can go wrong, so your
suggestion of

   depends on DRM || DRM=n

should be sufficient. I see that DRM_PANEL, DRM_BRIDGE and
DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE are now always =y whenever DRM is enabled,
so I don't think the 'select CONFIG_DRM_PANEL_BRIDGE' serves
any purpose any more, but it's also harmless if you think it
helps for clarification.

Can you send the updated patch, or should I?


     Arnd