Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932076Ab3ETWbb (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 May 2013 18:31:31 -0400 Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:9786 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755436Ab3ETWba convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Mon, 20 May 2013 18:31:30 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.87,711,1363158000"; d="scan'208";a="316838674" From: "Keller, Jacob E" To: Ben Hutchings , Jiri Slaby CC: Richard Cochran , Jiri Slaby , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Jeff Mahoney , "netdev@vger.kernel.org" Subject: RE: [PATCH 15/15] ptp: PTP_1588_CLOCK_PCH depends on x86 Thread-Topic: [PATCH 15/15] ptp: PTP_1588_CLOCK_PCH depends on x86 Thread-Index: AQHOS1lNkFoeGU0B30C+xBmdrbu8MZkFOu2AgABA7wCACUCmsA== Date: Mon, 20 May 2013 22:31:02 +0000 Message-ID: <02874ECE860811409154E81DA85FBB58564EC215@ORSMSX104.amr.corp.intel.com> References: <1367936303-13386-1-git-send-email-jslaby@suse.cz> <1367936303-13386-15-git-send-email-jslaby@suse.cz> <20130507192938.GA3599@netboy> <51924819.3060907@suse.cz> <20130514181234.GH31561@decadent.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20130514181234.GH31561@decadent.org.uk> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.22.254.139] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2422 Lines: 61 > -----Original Message----- > From: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org [mailto:netdev- > owner@vger.kernel.org] On Behalf Of Ben Hutchings > Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 11:13 AM > To: Jiri Slaby > Cc: Richard Cochran; Jiri Slaby; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; Jeff > Mahoney; netdev@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [PATCH 15/15] ptp: PTP_1588_CLOCK_PCH depends on x86 > > On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 04:20:09PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote: > > On 05/07/2013 09:29 PM, Richard Cochran wrote: > > > On Tue, May 07, 2013 at 04:18:23PM +0200, Jiri Slaby wrote: > > >> From: Jeff Mahoney > > >> > > >> The PCH EG20T is only compatible with Intel Atom processors so it > > >> should depend on x86. > > > > > > This patch has been submitted before, > > > > > > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/2069071/ > > > > > > and at that time the reaction was that it is good to have drivers > > > cross-compiled, if only for code quality reasons. > > > > Hmm, then it depends whether the kernel is for users or for > developers. > > I, as a user, do not really want to compile drivers with allmodconfig > > which I have no way to load/use. > > > > And allmodconfig is basically what we, users (SUSE distributors in this > > case) do. So having this driver being built makes our life harder (in > > the meaning we have to have specific rules about disabling unwanted > > drivers from configs). > > Wearing my Debian hat, I agree with this. Perhaps we could define a > CONFIG_BUILD_TEST symbol for people who want to do that, and then > make drivers for hardware that's only found in x86 systems (for > example) depend on X86 || BUILD_TEST. > > Ben. > I agree with this. - Jake Keller > > And, developers should have a testbed where they build 32bit configs. > > And we actually have that for -next AFAIU. > > -- > Ben Hutchings > We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking. > - Albert Camus > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/