Re: [PATCH v2] arch: Kconfig: Let all little endian architectures define CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN explicitly

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On 8/13/14 16:03, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> CC kbuild
> 
> On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 12:48 AM, Chen Gang <gang.chen.5i5j@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> index c49a775..0510a5d 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
>> @@ -199,6 +199,11 @@ config NEED_DMA_MAP_STATE
>>  config ARCH_SUPPORTS_UPROBES
>>         def_bool y
>>
>> +config CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN
>> +       depends on !CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
>> +       def_bool y
>> +
>> +
>>  config ARCH_HAS_DMA_SET_COHERENT_MASK
>>         bool
> 
> As this is a common symbol, and replicated for all affected architectures,
> I'm wondering if we should have the "config CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN" in
> common Kconfig code instead, and make the individual architectures do a
> "select CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN"?
> 

That sounds a good idea to me.

> Also we could have "config CPU_BIG_ENDIAN", too, and error out
> if none or both are selected (can Kconfig error out?).
> 

It is a good idea to me, welcome any members ideas, especially Kbuild
members' ideas, suggestions or completions.


Thanks.
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Chen Gang

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