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From: "David E. Box" <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
To: hpa@zytor.com, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com
Cc: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V2 2/3] x86: iosf: Add better description of IOSF driver in config
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 22:13:50 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1411017231-20807-3-git-send-email-david.e.box@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1411017231-20807-1-git-send-email-david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
In-Reply-To: <1410924386-16977-1-git-send-email-david.e.box@linux.intel.com>

Adds better description of IOSF driver to determinine when it should be enabled.
Also moves the Kconfig option to "Processor type and features" menu from main
configuration menu.

Signed-off-by: David E. Box <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig | 32 +++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index bcbb57d..b075873 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -480,6 +480,23 @@ config X86_INTEL_LPSS
 	  things like clock tree (common clock framework) and pincontrol
 	  which are needed by the LPSS peripheral drivers.
 
+config IOSF_MBI
+	tristate "Intel SoC IOSF Sideband support for SoC platforms"
+	depends on PCI
+	---help---
+	  This option enables sideband register access support for Intel SoC
+	  platforms. On these platforms the IOSF sideband is used in lieu of
+	  MSR's for some register accesses, mostly but not limited to thermal
+	  and power. Drivers may query the availability of this device to
+	  determine if they need the sideband in order to work on these
+	  platforms. The sideband is available on the following SoC products.
+	  This list is not meant to be exclusive.
+	   - BayTrail
+	   - Braswell
+	   - Quark
+
+	  You should say Y if you are running a kernel on one of these SoC's.
+
 config X86_RDC321X
 	bool "RDC R-321x SoC"
 	depends on X86_32
@@ -2443,21 +2460,6 @@ config X86_DMA_REMAP
 	bool
 	depends on STA2X11
 
-config IOSF_MBI
-	tristate "Intel System On Chip IOSF Sideband support"
-	depends on PCI
-	---help---
-	  Enables sideband access to mailbox registers on SoC's. The sideband is
-	  available on the following platforms. This list is not meant to be
-	  exclusive.
-	   - BayTrail
-	   - Cherryview
-	   - Braswell
-	   - Quark
-
-	  You should say Y if you are running a kernel on one of these
-	  platforms.
-
 config PMC_ATOM
 	def_bool y
         depends on PCI
-- 
1.9.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2014-09-18  5:17 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-08-27 21:40 [PATCH 0/2] x86: iosf: change Kconfig selection and add debugfs David E. Box
2014-08-27 21:40 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86: iosf: Add Kconfig prompt for IOSF_MBI selection David E. Box
2014-09-02 21:07   ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/iosf: " tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-08-27 21:40 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86: iosf: Add debugfs support David E. Box
2014-08-27 22:20   ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-09-02 21:07   ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/iosf: " tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 0/3] x86: iosf: Additions to iosf patch set David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` [PATCH V2 " David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` [PATCH V2 1/3] x86: iosf: Add Braswell PCI ID David E. Box
2014-09-19 11:49     ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/platform/intel/iosf: " tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` David E. Box [this message]
2014-09-19 11:49     ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/platform/intel/iosf: Add better description of IOSF driver in config tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` [PATCH V2 3/3] x86: iosf: Add debugfs config option for iosf David E. Box
2014-09-19 11:49     ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/platform/intel/iosf: Add debugfs config option for IOSF tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86: iosf: Add Braswell PCI ID David E. Box
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86: iosf: Move Kconfig to proper submenu David E. Box
2014-09-17 12:31   ` Ingo Molnar
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 3/3] x86: iosf: Make debugfs addition a separate config option David E. Box
2014-09-17 12:26   ` Ingo Molnar

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