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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
To: "David E. Box" <david.e.box@linux.intel.com>,
	tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com
Cc: x86@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, alan@linux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86: iosf: Add debugfs support
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 15:20:40 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <53FE59B8.5080401@zytor.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1409175640-32426-3-git-send-email-david.e.box@linux.intel.com>

On 08/27/2014 02:40 PM, David E. Box wrote:
> Allows access to the iosf sideband through debugfs.

This would break if compiled without CONFIG_DEBUGFS support, which is
often a requirement for security reasons.

Please conditionalize this code, and if practical move it to a separate
.c file.

Most drivers also have separate config options to enable their specific
debugfs options.

	-hpa


  reply	other threads:[~2014-08-27 22:21 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-08-27 21:40 [PATCH 0/2] x86: iosf: change Kconfig selection and add debugfs David E. Box
2014-08-27 21:40 ` [PATCH 1/2] x86: iosf: Add Kconfig prompt for IOSF_MBI selection David E. Box
2014-09-02 21:07   ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/iosf: " tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-08-27 21:40 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86: iosf: Add debugfs support David E. Box
2014-08-27 22:20   ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]
2014-09-02 21:07   ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/iosf: " tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 0/3] x86: iosf: Additions to iosf patch set David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` [PATCH V2 " David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` [PATCH V2 1/3] x86: iosf: Add Braswell PCI ID David E. Box
2014-09-19 11:49     ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/platform/intel/iosf: " tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` [PATCH V2 2/3] x86: iosf: Add better description of IOSF driver in config David E. Box
2014-09-19 11:49     ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/platform/intel/iosf: " tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-18  5:13   ` [PATCH V2 3/3] x86: iosf: Add debugfs config option for iosf David E. Box
2014-09-19 11:49     ` [tip:x86/platform] x86/platform/intel/iosf: Add debugfs config option for IOSF tip-bot for David E. Box
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86: iosf: Add Braswell PCI ID David E. Box
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 2/3] x86: iosf: Move Kconfig to proper submenu David E. Box
2014-09-17 12:31   ` Ingo Molnar
2014-09-17  3:26 ` [PATCH 3/3] x86: iosf: Make debugfs addition a separate config option David E. Box
2014-09-17 12:26   ` Ingo Molnar

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