Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753652AbdIFMcG (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Sep 2017 08:32:06 -0400 Received: from mail-wm0-f67.google.com ([74.125.82.67]:35770 "EHLO mail-wm0-f67.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752639AbdIFMcD (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Sep 2017 08:32:03 -0400 X-Google-Smtp-Source: ADKCNb4dUBEJ6nkttqGEn1Tytrt4Jq48GtBZTC1Sf3+4nbaeUItPMo3vzx67oMYdWwJ+xvlQ34Q8cQ== Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 14:32:00 +0200 From: Rocco Folino To: Alban Cc: Ralf Baechle , robh+dt@kernel.org, mark.rutland@arm.com, linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, Antony Pavlov , John Crispin Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: ath79: support devicetree selection Message-ID: <20170906123200.GA21761@void> Mail-Followup-To: Alban , Ralf Baechle , robh+dt@kernel.org, mark.rutland@arm.com, linux-mips@linux-mips.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, devicetree@vger.kernel.org, Antony Pavlov , John Crispin References: <20170906111435.GA1856@linux-mips.org> <20170906142005.67586253@avionic-0141> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20170906142005.67586253@avionic-0141> User-Agent: Mutt/1.8.3 (2017-05-23) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 659 Lines: 18 On Wed, Sep 06, 2017 at 02:20:05PM +0200, Alban wrote: > On Wed, 6 Sep 2017 13:14:35 +0200 > Ralf Baechle wrote: > > > On Fri, Aug 18, 2017 at 05:32:42PM +0200, Rocco Folino wrote: > > > > > Allow to choose devicetrees from Kconfig. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Rocco Folino > > I don't really see the point of this patch. Building the dtb doesn't > take any significant time, so why add this extra complexity? Because you need to select the SoC type in order to enable some drivers, for example on the AR9331 to use the serial you need the CONFIG_SERIAL_AR933X which depends on the CONFIG_SOC_AR933X. Rocco