Re: [PATCH] arch/arm64: defconfig: Compile Renesas Sound related drivers as Module

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Hi Morimoto-san,

On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 2:33 AM, Kuninori Morimoto
<kuninori.morimoto.gx@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > -CONFIG_SND_SOC_RCAR=y
>> > -CONFIG_SND_SOC_AK4613=y
>> > -CONFIG_SND_SIMPLE_CARD=y
>> > +CONFIG_SND_SOC_RCAR=m
>> > +CONFIG_SND_SOC_AK4613=m
>> > +CONFIG_SND_SIMPLE_CARD=m
>>
>> Do other drivers depend on any pf the above?
>> If so what are the implications here?
>
> SOC_RCAR is Renesas specific, no other driver is depends on it.
> SOC_AK4613 is Codec and maybe Renesas only is using it, but I don't know.
> no other driver is depends on it I think.

"git grep -w asahi-kasei,ak4613" tells me only Renesas DTS files use it.

> SIMPLE_CARD might be used from some other ARM64 platform.

So you want to run this through linux-arm-kernel...
Although I agree it's a good idea to make non-critical components modules
in arm64_defconfig.

> This patch should focus only for RCAR and AK4613 ?

That's another option. SIMPLE_CARD can be handled in a follow-up
patch, as it may need more buy-in.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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