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From:   Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org>
To:     Huacai Chen <chenhc@lemote.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH V8 7/8] MIPS: Loongson-3: Add chipset ACPI platform driver
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On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 10:28:26AM +0800, Huacai Chen wrote:

> This add south-bridge (SB700/SB710/SB800 chipset) ACPI platform driver
> for Loongson-3. This will be used by EC (Embedded Controller, used by
> laptops) driver and STR (Suspend To RAM).

No Kconfig options?  In commit 6/8 the Kconfig help text promises:

+++ b/drivers/platform/mips/Kconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ 
+#
+# MIPS Platform Specific Drivers
+#
+
+menuconfig MIPS_PLATFORM_DEVICES
+	bool "MIPS Platform Specific Device Drivers"
+	default y
+	help
+	  Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers of various
+	  MIPS platforms, including vendor-specific netbook/laptop/desktop
+	  extension and hardware monitor drivers. This option itself does
+	  not add any kernel code.

Then this patch adds  loongson-specific code that will be built for all
MIPS platforms.  And it will fail to build for non-loongson platforms.

  Ralf