[U-Boot] [RFC][PATCH] arm: rk: Drop SYS_MALLOC_F and SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE

[Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>]

On 06/08/2016 06:44 AM, Simon Glass wrote:
> Hi Marek,
> 
> On 7 June 2016 at 20:02, Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de> wrote:
>> On 06/08/2016 04:43 AM, Simon Glass wrote:
>>> Hi Marek,
>>
>> Hi!
>>
>>> On 25 May 2016 at 05:26, Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de> wrote:
>>>> On 05/25/2016 05:29 AM, Simon Glass wrote:
>>>>> Hi Marek,
>>>>>
>>>>> On 24 May 2016 at 18:15, Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de> wrote:
>>>>>> Both SYS_MALLOC_F and SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE are generic config options,
>>>>>> drop them from the rockchip-specific Kconfig file.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Marek Vasut <marex@denx.de>
>>>>>> Cc: Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com>
>>>>>> Cc: Simon Glass <sjg@chromium.org>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig | 6 ------
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
>>>>>> index d3bddb7..5f6046a 100644
>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm/mach-rockchip/Kconfig
>>>>>> @@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ config ROCKCHIP_RK3036
>>>>>>           and video codec support. Peripherals include Gigabit Ethernet,
>>>>>>           USB2 host and OTG, SDIO, I2S, UART, SPI, I2C and PWMs.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -config SYS_MALLOC_F
>>>>>> -       default y
>>>>>> -
>>>>>> -config SPL_SYS_MALLOC_SIMPLE
>>>>>> -       default y
>>>>>> -
>>>>>>  config SPL_DM
>>>>>>         default y
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> 2.7.0
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Will these still be enabled some other way?
>>>>
>>>> That's why it's RFC, I believe the rockchip platforms would need to add
>>>> those to their defconfig, right ?
>>>
>>> Well, Rockchip boards cannot work without these, which is why they default to y.
>>
>> I understand that, but these Kconfig options are generic, so they
>> shouldn't be defined in the mach-rockchip/Kconfig file, but in some
>> generic Kconfig file and then selected by ARCH_ROCKCHIP symbol or in
>> some defconfig , right ?
> 
> They are not being defined, just their default value is being set.

Checking with git grep, they are defined in the top-level Kconfig.
I recall when I tried using those on mips, it complained about the
entries in mach-rockchip though. So why are the defaults selected
this way instead of using "select" in ARCH_ROCKCHIP symbol ? Isn't
that how it's usually done ?

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Best regards,
Marek Vasut