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Date: Thu, 23 May 2024 19:56:25 -0400
From: Hugo Villeneuve <hugo@hugovil.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/5] serial: sc16is7xx: split into core and I2C/SPI
 parts (core)

On Thu, 23 May 2024 09:33:36 +0200
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 3:11 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 12:37 PM Andy Shevchenko
> > <andy.shevchenko@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 23, 2024 at 1:01 PM Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Apr 9, 2024 at 5:48 PM Hugo Villeneuve <hugo@hugovil.com> wrote:
> >
> > > > > -config SERIAL_SC16IS7XX
> > > > > -       tristate "SC16IS7xx serial support"
> > > > > +       tristate "NXP SC16IS7xx UART support"
> > > >
> > > > Hence this replaces SERIAL_SC16IS7XX_CORE by SERIAL_SC16IS7XX,
> > > > so arch/mips/configs/cu1??0-neo_defconfig needs to updated.
> > >
> > >         select SERIAL_CORE
> > > -       depends on (SPI_MASTER && !I2C) || I2C
> > > +       select SERIAL_SC16IS7XX_SPI if SPI_MASTER
> > > +       select SERIAL_SC16IS7XX_I2C if I2C
> > >
> > > > So if SPI_MASTER or I2C is enabled, the corresponding SERIAL_SC16IS7XX_*
> > > > subdriver can no longer be disabled?  According to
> > > > https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240403123501.8ef5c99f65a40ca2c10f635a@hugovil.com/
> > > > you did want to support that?
> > >
> > > I believe it has been taken from one of the IIO drivers as an example.
> >
> > Looks like a bad example to follow:
> >   1. The driver question now pops up if both I2C and SPI_MASTER
> >      are disabled,
> >   2. What if SERIAL_SC16IS7XX_CORE is builtin, but I2C and/or
> >      SPI_MASTER are modular?
> >
> > I believe the only way to fix that is by letting the sub-drivers select the
> > core driver, like before.
> 
> FTR, this issue is now upstream.

Hi Geert,
I replied to you and Andy a few weeks ago about this (multiple emails with suggestions/explanations), and I even asked if you were satisfied with what I proposed, but never got anything from you, so I am still waiting on feedback to send a patch to fix this:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240430090333.5c5f029553cabcdf699310cb@hugovil.com/

Hugo.