Re: [PATCH v4] OMAP3: DSS: Kconfig changes to enable display options on OMAP3

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Tony Lindgren <tony@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> * Tomi Valkeinen <tomi.valkeinen@xxxxxxxxx> [101116 05:41]:
>> On Tue, 2010-11-16 at 07:09 +0100, ext Nilofer, Samreen wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >   Any more comments on this patch?
>> 
>> I'm not sure if enabling kernel options by default is a good thing.
>> Somehow I remember that enabling things by default is not looked kindly
>> at. Shouldn't they be enabled in the arch/arm/configs config file, if
>> they are wanted?
>> 
>> Tony, do you have opinnion on this? Should DSS features be enabled by
>> default in the Kconfig files, or only in the board config file?
>
> The best thing would be to have DSS y if ARCH_OMAP2PLUS or similar,
> then have all the features built in and pass the configuration options
> in platform_data. That still allows disabling certain features with
> Kconfig if needed for memory consumption etc. But the omap2plus_defconfig
> should "just work" on all the boards.

Personally, I'd much rather see DSS core and optional features default
to being built as a module.

Other than a splash screen, there's no reason DSS is needed for a
minimal boot.

Kevin


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