RE: [PATCH v5 3/3] mfd: lpc_ich: Add support for Intel Apollo Lake GPIO pinctrl in non-ACPI system

["Tan, Jui Nee" <jui.nee.tan@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/3] mfd: lpc_ich: Add support for Intel Apollo Lake
> GPIO pinctrl in non-ACPI system
> 
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2016 at 03:56:48PM +0800, Tan Jui Nee wrote:
> > +config X86_INTEL_APL
> > +	bool "Non-ACPI support for Intel Apollo Lake platforms"
> > +	select PINCTRL
> > +	---help---
> > +	  Select this option to enable MMIO BAR access over the P2SB for
> > +	  non-ACPI Intel Apollo Lake SoC platforms. This driver uses the P2SB
> > +	  hide/unhide mechanism cooperatively to pass the PCI BAR address
> to
> > +	  the platform driver, currently GPIO.
> > +
> 
> Sorry but IMHO this still does not explain the option clearly enough.
> You are using this in some automotive IVI system with specialized
> bootloader, correct? Why not use that here instead?
> 
> Something along the lines of
> 
>   config X86_INTEL_IVI
>       bool "Intel in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) systems used in cars"
Thanks for your comments. The changes will be applied in next patch-set.
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