[PATCH 00/11] drm: Restore helper usability

[Dmitry Baryshkov]

On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 02:50:09PM +0300, Jani Nikula wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2024, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas at glider.be> wrote:
> > 	Hi all,
> >
> > As discussed on IRC with Maxime and Arnd, this series reverts the
> > conversion of select to depends for various DRM helpers in series
> > "[PATCH v3 00/13] drm/display: Convert helpers Kconfig symbols to
> > depends on"[1], and various fixes for it.  This conversion introduced a
> > big usability issue when configuring a kernel and enabling DRM drivers
> > that use DRM helper code: as drivers now depend on helpers, the user
> > needs to know which helpers to enable, before the driver he is
> > interested even becomes visible.  The user should not need to know that,
> > and drivers should select the helpers they need.
> >
> > Hence revert back to what we had before, where drivers selected the
> > helpers (and any of their dependencies, if they can be met) they need.
> > In general, when a symbol selects another symbol, it should just make
> > sure the dependencies of the target symbol are met, which may mean
> > adding dependencies to the source symbol.
> 
> I still disagree with this, because fundamentally the source symbol
> really should not have to care about the dependencies of the target
> symbol.

I'd agree with you, but if the driver depends on helpers it becomes
ridiculous. So, it seems, we need a different solution for the original
problem.

> That said, I'm not going to keep arguing against this. Whatever.
> 
> 
> BR,
> Jani.
> 
> 
> >
> > Thanks for applying!
> >
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240327-kms-kconfig-helpers-v3-0-eafee11b84b3@kernel.org/
> >
> > Geert Uytterhoeven (11):
> >   Revert "drm: fix DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER dependencies, part 2"
> >   Revert "drm/display: Select DRM_KMS_HELPER for DP helpers"
> >   Revert "drm/bridge: dw-hdmi: Make DRM_DW_HDMI selectable"
> >   Revert "drm: fix DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER dependencies"
> >   Revert "drm: Switch DRM_DISPLAY_HDMI_HELPER to depends on"
> >   Revert "drm: Switch DRM_DISPLAY_HDCP_HELPER to depends on"
> >   Revert "drm: Switch DRM_DISPLAY_DP_HELPER to depends on"
> >   Revert "drm: Switch DRM_DISPLAY_DP_AUX_BUS to depends on"
> >   Revert "drm: Switch DRM_DISPLAY_HELPER to depends on"
> >   Revert "drm: Make drivers depends on DRM_DW_HDMI"
> >   Revert "drm/display: Make all helpers visible and switch to depends
> >     on"
> >
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/Kconfig                 |  8 +++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/Kconfig      | 12 ++++------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/Kconfig          | 28 +++++++++++-----------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/analogix/Kconfig | 18 +++++++-------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/cadence/Kconfig  |  8 +++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/imx/Kconfig      |  4 ++--
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/Kconfig |  6 ++---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/display/Kconfig         | 32 ++++++++++---------------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/exynos/Kconfig          |  4 ++--
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/i915/Kconfig            |  8 +++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/imx/ipuv3/Kconfig       |  5 ++--
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/ingenic/Kconfig         |  2 +-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/Kconfig        |  6 ++---
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/meson/Kconfig           |  2 +-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/msm/Kconfig             |  8 +++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/nouveau/Kconfig         | 10 ++++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/panel/Kconfig           | 32 ++++++++++++-------------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/radeon/Kconfig          |  8 +++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/renesas/rcar-du/Kconfig |  2 +-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/rockchip/Kconfig        | 10 ++++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/sun4i/Kconfig           |  2 +-
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/tegra/Kconfig           |  8 +++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/Kconfig             | 10 ++++----
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/xe/Kconfig              | 13 ++++------
> >  drivers/gpu/drm/xlnx/Kconfig            |  8 +++----
> >  25 files changed, 116 insertions(+), 138 deletions(-)
> 
> -- 
> Jani Nikula, Intel

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With best wishes
Dmitry