[PATCH v4] pmdomain: imx: Make IMX8M/IMX9 BLK_CTRL tristate
Zhipeng Wang
zhipeng.wang_1 at nxp.com
Sun Apr 19 19:22:54 PDT 2026
Convert IMX8M_BLK_CTRL and IMX9_BLK_CTRL from bool to tristate
to allow building as loadable modules.
This change is required to support Android devices using Generic Kernel
Image (GKI) kernels, where SoC-specific drivers must be built as loadable
modules rather than built into the core kernel image.
For i.MX8M and i.MX9 devices running Android with GKI kernels, the
BLK_CTRL drivers therefore need to be loadable. Without tristate
support, power domains cannot be initialized correctly, making these
systems non-functional under GKI.
Add prompt strings to make these options visible and configurable
in menuconfig, keeping them enabled by default on appropriate platforms.
Also remove the IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS dependency from IMX9_BLK_CTRL.
This dependency was incorrect from the beginning because i.MX93 uses a
different power domain architecture compared to i.MX8M series:
- i.MX8M uses GPCv2 (General Power Controller v2) for power domain
management, hence IMX8M_BLK_CTRL correctly depends on it.
- i.MX93 uses BLK_CTRL directly without GPCv2. The hardware doesn't
have GPCv2 at all.
Signed-off-by: Zhipeng Wang <zhipeng.wang_1 at nxp.com>
Reviewed-by: Frank Li <Frank.Li at nxp.com>
---
Changes in v4:
- No functional changes
- Added detailed explanation about GKI (Generic Kernel Image) requirement
in the commit message to clarify why tristate support is needed for
Android devices
Changes in v3:
- No functional changes
- Fixed typo reported by Frank
- Added Reviewed-by tag from Frank Li
Changes in v2:
- No functional changes
- Expanded commit message to explain the architectural differences between
i.MX8M and i.MX93 power domain management
- Clarified why IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS dependency removal is correct for
i.MX93
---
drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig | 11 +++++++----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig
index 00203615c65e..9168d183b0c5 100644
--- a/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/pmdomain/imx/Kconfig
@@ -10,15 +10,18 @@ config IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
default y if SOC_IMX7D
config IMX8M_BLK_CTRL
- bool
- default SOC_IMX8M && IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
+ tristate "i.MX8M BLK CTRL driver"
+ depends on SOC_IMX8M
+ depends on IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
depends on PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
depends on COMMON_CLK
+ default y
config IMX9_BLK_CTRL
- bool
- default SOC_IMX9 && IMX_GPCV2_PM_DOMAINS
+ tristate "i.MX93 BLK CTRL driver"
+ depends on SOC_IMX9
depends on PM_GENERIC_DOMAINS
+ default y
config IMX_SCU_PD
bool "IMX SCU Power Domain driver"
--
2.34.1
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