[PATCH] ARM: Gemini: Add support for PCI Bus
Arnd Bergmann
arnd at arndb.de
Tue Nov 30 11:19:02 EST 2010
On Tuesday 30 November 2010, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> No, the above is correct. What I was talking about was the difference
> between these:
>
> config PCI
> bool "PCI support" if MIGHT_HAVE_PCI
>
> and
>
> config PCI
> bool "PCI support"
> depends on MIGHT_HAVE_PCI
>
> In the first instance, PCI itself does not depend on MIGHT_HAVE_PCI.
> MIGHT_HAVE_PCI controls whether the user is offered the "PCI support"
> option.
>
> In the second instance, PCI depends on MIGHT_HAVE_PCI, which must be
> set to 'y' to offer the option and also if PCI is selected.
Right, I misread the patch as doing the wrong thing, thanks for
clearing that up.
> We want the first behaviour. Platforms which must have PCI support can
> continue to select PCI as they currently do, and leave the MIGHT_HAVE_PCI
> option alone.
>
> Platforms which may optionally have PCI support should select
> MIGHT_HAVE_PCI instead.
Yes, that sounds good.
Arnd
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