On 1/31/22 14:23, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 01:08:32PM +0100, Javier Martinez Canillas wrote: >> On 1/31/22 12:36, Andy Shevchenko wrote: > > ... > >>>> +config TINYDRM_SSD130X >>>> + tristate "DRM support for Solomon SSD130X OLED displays" >>>> + depends on DRM && OF && I2C >>> >>> Please, make sure that it does NOT dependent on OF. >>> >> >> I actually added this dependency deliberative. It's true that the driver is using >> the device properties API and so there isn't anything from the properties parsing >> point of view that depends on OF. And the original driver didn't depend on OF. >> >> But the original driver also only would had worked with Device Trees since the >> of_device_id table is the only one that contains the device specific data info. >> >> The i2c_device_id table only listed the devices supported to match, but then it >> would only had worked with the default values that are set by the driver. >> >> So in practice it *does* depend on OF. I'll be happy to drop that dependency if >> you provide an acpi_device_id table to match. > > The code is deceptive and you become to a wrong conclusion. No, the driver > does NOT depend on OF as a matter of fact. The tricky part is the PRP0001 > ACPI PNP ID that allows to reuse it on ACPI-based platforms. > Oh, I wasn't aware about PRP0001. I've read about it at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/acpi/enumeration.txt > That said, please drop OF dependency. > Yes, got your point now and will drop the dep. Thanks for the explanation. Best regards, -- Javier Martinez Canillas Linux Engineering Red Hat
