Re: [PATCH v4 19/23] ata: ahci: Add DWC AHCI SATA controller support

Serge Semin
2022-06-17T20:40:14Z

On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 09:31:30AM +0900, Damien Le Moal wrote:
> On 2022/06/16 6:30, Serge Semin wrote:
> > On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 04:34:13PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >> Hi Serge,
> >>
> >> On 6/10/22 14:58, Serge Semin wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Jun 10, 2022 at 09:34:46AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> >>>> Hi--
> >>>
> >>> Hi Randy
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 6/10/22 01:17, Serge Semin wrote:
> >>>>> diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> >>>>> index bb45a9c00514..95e0e022b5bb 100644
> >>>>> --- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> >>>>> +++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
> >>>>> @@ -176,6 +176,16 @@ config AHCI_DM816
> >>>>>
> >>>>> If unsure, say N.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> +config AHCI_DWC
> >>>>> + tristate "Synopsys DWC AHCI SATA support"
> >>>>> + select SATA_HOST
> >>>>> + default SATA_AHCI_PLATFORM
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>> I don't think this needs to default to SATA_AHCI_PLATFORM.
> >>>> It might build a driver that isn't needed.
> >>>> And it's incompatible with "If unsure, say N."
> >>>
> >>> Basically you are right, but this particular setting is connected with
> >>> the modification I've done in the drivers/ata/ahci_platform.c driver
> >>> in the framework of this commit. I've moved the "snps,spear-ahci" and
> >>> "snps,dwc-ahci" compatible devices support to the new driver. Thus
> >>> should I omit the SATA_AHCI_PLATFORM dependency their default kernel
> >>> configs will lack the corresponding controllers support. If it's not a
> >>> problem and we can rely on the kernel build system ability to ask
> >>> whether the new config needs to be set/cleared, then I would be very
> >>> happy to drop the default setting. What do you think?
> >>
> >
> >> I'd prefer to try it like that.
> >> If it becomes a problem, we can go back to this v4 patch.
> >
> > Agreed then (seeing Damien is silent about your comment).
>

> I have not thought about it :)
> I do not use SATA PLATFORM at all, so I am not familiar with its dependencies.
> Will have a look and do my usual build tests anyway.

Ok. I'll be waiting for you reply in this regard the before
re-submitting the next series version.

-Sergey

>
> >
> > -Sergey
> >
> >>
> >>>>> + help
> >>>>> + This option enables support for the Synopsys DWC AHCI SATA
> >>>>> + controller implementation.
> >>>>> +
> >>>>> + If unsure, say N.
> >>>>
> >>>> --
> >>>> ~Randy
> >>
> >> Thanks.
> >> --
> >> ~Randy
>
>
> --
> Damien Le Moal
> Western Digital Research