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;
Date:   Wed, 3 Nov 2021 07:33:16 +0000
From:   Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org>
To:     Robert Marko <robert.marko@sartura.hr>
Cc:     Michael Walle <michael@walle.cc>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mfd: simple-mfd-i2c: Select MFD_CORE to fix build error
Message-ID: <YYI7PE9pTX/78nlf@google.com>
References: <20211102100420.112215-1-robert.marko@sartura.hr>
 <YYEeS8gz8TBW63X8@google.com>
 <CA+HBbNHWV=+qDpOaD-ePz2yPpSjBOFEgdkuWBiqobBP9VN7W4g@mail.gmail.com>
 <YYEiijBp3dK92ep4@google.com>
 <CA+HBbNGGpSXtTqvXb=cGGadT38LkrOGdcjQ5XwojvnA8yTUuTg@mail.gmail.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
Content-Disposition: inline
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
In-Reply-To: <CA+HBbNGGpSXtTqvXb=cGGadT38LkrOGdcjQ5XwojvnA8yTUuTg@mail.gmail.com>
Precedence: bulk

On Tue, 02 Nov 2021, Robert Marko wrote:

> On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 12:35 PM Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 02 Nov 2021, Robert Marko wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Nov 2, 2021 at 12:17 PM Lee Jones <lee.jones@linaro.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, 02 Nov 2021, Robert Marko wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > MFD_SIMPLE_MFD_I2C should select the MFD_CORE to a prevent build error:
> > > > >
> > > > > aarch64-linux-ld: drivers/mfd/simple-mfd-i2c.o: in function `simple_mfd_i2c_probe':
> > > > > drivers/mfd/simple-mfd-i2c.c:55: undefined reference to `devm_mfd_add_devices'
> > > >
> > > > What is your use-case?
> > > >
> > > > How are you enabling this symbol?
> > >
> > > Hi Lee,
> > > I am adding a symbol like MFD_SL28CPLD does that you can depend on and
> > > that simply
> > > selects the MFD_SIMPLE_MFD_I2C and I have hit this issue since the
> > > MFD_CORE is not selected.
> >
> > That's interesting.
> >
> > I wonder how MFD_SL28CPLD selects it?
> 
> It doesn't, it just selects MFD_SIMPLE_MFD_I2C
> 
> MFD_CORE is probably selected by something else masking this issue.

Right.  That's what I'm trying to get to the bottom of.

Don't worry, the patch will be accepted.

-- 
Lee Jones [李琼斯]
Senior Technical Lead - Developer Services
Linaro.org │ Open source software for Arm SoCs
Follow Linaro: Facebook | Twitter | Blog