[PATCH v2 2/2] drivers/gpu/drm: don't select DMA_CMA or CMA from aspeed or etnaviv

David Hildenbrand david at redhat.com
Thu Apr 8 11:05:23 BST 2021


Random drivers should not override a user configuration of core knobs
(e.g., CONFIG_DMA_CMA=n). Use "imply" instead, to still respect
dependencies and manual overrides.

"This is similar to "select" as it enforces a lower limit on another
 symbol except that the "implied" symbol's value may still be set to n
 from a direct dependency or with a visible prompt."

Implying DMA_CMA should be sufficient, as that depends on CMA.

Note: If this is a real dependency, we should use "depends on DMA_CMA"
instead -  but I assume the driver can work without CMA just fine --
esp. when we wouldn't have HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS right now.

Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david at redhat.com>
---
 drivers/gpu/drm/aspeed/Kconfig  | 3 +--
 drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/Kconfig | 3 +--
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/aspeed/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/aspeed/Kconfig
index 5e95bcea43e9..b35bb1aa9b91 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/aspeed/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/aspeed/Kconfig
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ config DRM_ASPEED_GFX
 	depends on MMU
 	select DRM_KMS_HELPER
 	select DRM_KMS_CMA_HELPER
-	select DMA_CMA if HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS
-	select CMA if HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS
 	select MFD_SYSCON
+	imply DMA_CMA
 	help
 	  Chose this option if you have an ASPEED AST2500 SOC Display
 	  Controller (aka GFX).
diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/Kconfig b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/Kconfig
index faa7fc68b009..5f5576b7221a 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/etnaviv/Kconfig
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ config DRM_ETNAVIV
 	select THERMAL if DRM_ETNAVIV_THERMAL
 	select TMPFS
 	select WANT_DEV_COREDUMP
-	select CMA if HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS
-	select DMA_CMA if HAVE_DMA_CONTIGUOUS
 	select DRM_SCHED
+	imply DMA_CMA
 	help
 	  DRM driver for Vivante GPUs.
 
-- 
2.30.2




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