On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 11:08:53AM -0700, Rob Clark wrote: > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 10:38 AM Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > Hi Jordan. > > On Wed, Aug 07, 2019 at 11:24:27AM -0600, Jordan Crouse wrote: > > > Most use cases for DRM_MSM will prefer to build both DRM and MSM_DRM as > > > modules but there are some cases where DRM might be built in for whatever > > > reason and in those situations it is preferable to still keep MSM as a > > > module by default and let the user decide if they _really_ want to build > > > it in. > > > > > > Additionally select QCOM_COMMAND_DB for ARCH_QCOM targets to make sure > > > it doesn't get missed when we need it for a6xx tarets. > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Jordan Crouse <jcrouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > --- > > > > > > drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig | 3 ++- > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > > > > > diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig > > > index 9c37e4d..3b2334b 100644 > > > --- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig > > > +++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig > > > @@ -14,11 +14,12 @@ config DRM_MSM > > > select SHMEM > > > select TMPFS > > > select QCOM_SCM if ARCH_QCOM > > > + select QCOM_COMMAND_DB if ARCH_QCOM > > > select WANT_DEV_COREDUMP > > > select SND_SOC_HDMI_CODEC if SND_SOC > > > select SYNC_FILE > > > select PM_OPP > > > - default y > > > + default m > > > > As a general comment the right thing would be to drop this default. > > As it is now the Kconfig says that when DRM is selected then all of the > > world would then also get DRM_MSM, which only a small part of this world > > you see any benefit in. > > So they now have to de-select MSM. > > If the default is dropped, it should probably be accompanied by adding > CONFIG_DRM_MSM=m to defconfig's, I think In general I prefer to not use a default but this is the only GPU driver for ARCH_QCOM and I think its safe to stay that 99% of ARCH_QCOM users would select this module and those that wouldn't will omit DRM entirely. I feel it is net negative if we dropped the default but then had to turn around and enable it in every defconfig. Jordan > BR, > -R > > > Kconfig has: > > depends on ARCH_QCOM || SOC_IMX5 || (ARM && COMPILE_TEST) > > > > So maybe not all of the world but all QCOM or IMX5 users. Maybe they are all > > interested in MSM. Otherwise the default should rather be dropped. > > If there is any good hints then the help text could anyway use some > > love, and then add the info there. > > > > The other change with QCOM_COMMAND_DB seems on the other hand to make > > sense but then this is another patch. > > > > Sam > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedreno mailing list > > Freedreno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > https://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/freedreno -- The Qualcomm Innovation Center, Inc. is a member of Code Aurora Forum, a Linux Foundation Collaborative Project
