Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org designates 23.128.96.18 as permitted sender) client-ip=23.128.96.18;
MIME-Version: 1.0
References: <21525878.NYvzQUHefP@ubuntu-mate-laptop> <CAJ-ZY99xZEsS5pCbZ7evi_ohozQBpHcNHDcXxfoeaLzuWRzyzw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CAK8P3a1jRS=QyTxJzSxfEsaAuF5HnOXbv4MOu8b5EZWEhUep=Q@mail.gmail.com> <10464303.FBcTZR2von@ubuntu-mate-laptop>
In-Reply-To: <10464303.FBcTZR2von@ubuntu-mate-laptop>
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@kernel.org>
Date:   Tue, 23 Feb 2021 23:05:45 +0100
Message-ID: <CAK8P3a1XW0NTFHiEUoLgeHGpKUfYgM8T8Or7ix3m6Fd-TLEn5w@mail.gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: infiniband: sw: rxe: fix kconfig dependency on CRYPTO
To:     Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
        Zhu Yanjun <zyjzyj2000@gmail.com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@redhat.com>,
        RDMA mailing list <linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Precedence: bulk

On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 10:54 PM Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 4:26:44 PM EST Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 9:46 PM Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > I have other similar patches that I intend to submit. What should I do,
> > > going forward? Should I use "depends on CRYPTO" for cases like these?
> > > Should I resubmit this patch with that change?
> >
> > No, we should not mix the two methods, that just leads to circular dependencies.
> >
> > How many more patches do you have that need to get merged?
> >
> > If it's only a few, I'd suggest merging them first before we consider a
> > broader change. If the problem is very common, we may want to
> > think about alternative approaches first, and then change everything
> > at once.
>
> Sorry, I don't have a specific number, but it's certainly under a dozen patches.

It's probably best to continue pushing those first then.

        Arnd