From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: jianyong.wu@arm.com, netdev <netdev@vger.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v19 7/7] ptp: arm/arm64: Enable ptp_kvm for arm/arm64
Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 09:01:40 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8735u9x6sb.wl-maz@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAMuHMdWzBqLVOVn_z8S2H-x-kL+DfOsM5mDb_D8OKsyRJtKpdA@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Geert,
On Wed, 26 May 2021 08:52:42 +0100,
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Marc,
>
> On Tue, May 11, 2021 at 11:13 AM Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> wrote:
> > On 2021-05-11 10:07, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> > > On Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 4:56 PM Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> wrote:
> > >> From: Jianyong Wu <jianyong.wu@arm.com>
> > >
> > >> --- a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
> > >> +++ b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
> > >> @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ config PTP_1588_CLOCK_PCH
> > >> config PTP_1588_CLOCK_KVM
> > >> tristate "KVM virtual PTP clock"
> > >> depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK
> > >> - depends on KVM_GUEST && X86
> > >> + depends on (KVM_GUEST && X86) || (HAVE_ARM_SMCCC_DISCOVERY &&
> > >> ARM_ARCH_TIMER)
> > >
> > > Why does this not depend on KVM_GUEST on ARM?
> > > I.e. shouldn't the dependency be:
> > >
> > > KVM_GUEST && (X86 || (HAVE_ARM_SMCCC_DISCOVERY && ARM_ARCH_TIMER))
> > >
> > > ?
> >
> > arm/arm64 do not select KVM_GUEST. Any kernel can be used for a guest,
> > and KVM/arm64 doesn't know about this configuration symbol.
>
> OK.
>
> Does PTP_1588_CLOCK_KVM need to default to yes?
> Perhaps only on X86, to maintain the status quo?
I think I don't really understand the problem you are trying to
solve. Is it that 'make oldconfig' now asks you about this new driver?
Why is that an issue?
Thanks,
M.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-05-26 8:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-03-30 14:54 [PATCH v19 0/7] KVM: arm64: Add host/guest KVM-PTP support Marc Zyngier
2021-03-30 14:54 ` [PATCH v19 1/7] arm/arm64: Probe for the presence of KVM hypervisor Marc Zyngier
2021-04-17 9:49 ` Zenghui Yu
2021-03-30 14:54 ` [PATCH v19 2/7] KVM: arm64: Advertise KVM UID to guests via SMCCC Marc Zyngier
2021-03-30 14:54 ` [PATCH v19 3/7] ptp: Reorganize ptp_kvm.c to make it arch-independent Marc Zyngier
2021-04-07 9:28 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-04-07 15:13 ` Richard Cochran
2021-04-07 15:31 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-03-30 14:54 ` [PATCH v19 4/7] time: Add mechanism to recognize clocksource in time_get_snapshot Marc Zyngier
2021-04-17 9:27 ` Zenghui Yu
2021-03-30 14:54 ` [PATCH v19 5/7] clocksource: Add clocksource id for arm arch counter Marc Zyngier
2021-03-30 14:54 ` [PATCH v19 6/7] KVM: arm64: Add support for the KVM PTP service Marc Zyngier
2021-04-17 8:59 ` Zenghui Yu
2021-04-17 9:10 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-04-17 10:24 ` Zenghui Yu
2021-03-30 14:54 ` [PATCH v19 7/7] ptp: arm/arm64: Enable ptp_kvm for arm/arm64 Marc Zyngier
2021-04-17 8:42 ` Zenghui Yu
2021-04-17 9:05 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-05-11 9:07 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2021-05-11 9:13 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-05-26 7:52 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2021-05-26 8:01 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2021-05-26 8:18 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2021-05-26 8:32 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-05-26 8:50 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
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