> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bjorn Helgaas <helgaas@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2022 10:55 AM
> To: Frank Li <frank.li@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Ren Zhijie <renzhijie2@xxxxxxxxxx>; kishon@xxxxxx;
> lpieralisi@xxxxxxxxxx; kw@xxxxxxxxx; bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx;
> jdmason@xxxxxxxx; linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH -next] NTB: EPF: Fix Kconfig dependency
>
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> On Thu, Jun 23, 2022 at 03:36:38PM +0000, Frank Li wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Ren Zhijie <renzhijie2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2022 3:46 AM
> > > To: kishon@xxxxxx; lpieralisi@xxxxxxxxxx; kw@xxxxxxxxx;
> > > bhelgaas@xxxxxxxxxx; jdmason@xxxxxxxx; Frank Li <frank.li@xxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: linux-pci@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Ren Zhijie
> > > <renzhijie2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [PATCH -next] NTB: EPF: Fix Kconfig dependency
>
> @Ren, please use a typical subject line for the file, e.g.,
>
> PCI: endpoint: ...
>
> > > If CONFIG_NTB is not set and CONFIG_PCI_EPF_VNTB is y.
> > >
> > > make ARCH=x86_64 CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-linux-gnu-, will be failed,
> like
> > > this:
> > >
> > > drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.o: In function
> > > `epf_ntb_cmd_handler':
> > > pci-epf-vntb.c:(.text+0x95e): undefined reference to `ntb_db_event'
> > > pci-epf-vntb.c:(.text+0xa1f): undefined reference to `ntb_link_event'
> > > pci-epf-vntb.c:(.text+0xa42): undefined reference to `ntb_link_event'
> > > drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/pci-epf-vntb.o: In function
> `pci_vntb_probe':
> > > pci-epf-vntb.c:(.text+0x1250): undefined reference to
> `ntb_register_device'
> > >
> > > The functions ntb_*() are defined in drivers/ntb/core.c, which need
> > > CONFIG_NTB setting y to be build-in.
> > > To fix this build error, add depends on NTB.
> > >
> > > Reported-by: Hulk Robot <hulkci@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Fixes: ff32fac00d97("NTB: EPF: support NTB transfer between PCI RC and
> EP
> > > connection")
> > > Signed-off-by: Ren Zhijie <renzhijie2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > [Frank Li] Acked
>
> @Frank: if you use the conventional style, e.g.,
> "Acked-by: Frank Li <frank.li@xxxxxxx>", tooling like b4 will
> automatically pick it up. Just saying "Acked" is likely to get missed
> or ignored.
Thanks.
Acked-by: Frank Li <frank.li@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > > drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/Kconfig | 1 +
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/Kconfig
> > > b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/Kconfig
> > > index 362555b024e8..9beee4f0f4ee 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/pci/endpoint/functions/Kconfig
> > > @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ config PCI_EPF_NTB
> > > config PCI_EPF_VNTB
> > > tristate "PCI Endpoint NTB driver"
> > > depends on PCI_ENDPOINT
> > > + depends on NTB
> > > select CONFIGFS_FS
> > > help
> > > Select this configuration option to enable the Non-Transparent
> > > --
> > > 2.17.1
> >
