Re: [PATCH v3] arch: Kconfig: Let all architectures set endian explicitly
From: Chen Gang <hidden>
Date: 2014-08-14 22:15:07
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On 08/15/2014 02:04 AM, Ralf Baechle wrote:
On Fri, Aug 15, 2014 at 12:54:53AM +0800, Chen Gang wrote:quoted
Normal architectures: - Big endian: avr32, frv, m68k, openrisc, parisc, s390, sparc - Little endian: alpha, blackfin, cris, hexagon, ia64, metag, mn10300, score, unicore32, x86 - Choose in config time: arc, arm, arm64, c6x, m32r, mips, powerpc, shNak for MIPS. On MIPS Kconfig already always sets one of CPU_BIG_ENDIAN and CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN depending on platforms and where both endianess are supported by a platform, user choice: config FOO bool "foo" select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN config FOO bool "foo" select SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN select SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN [...] choice prompt "Endianess selection" help Some MIPS machines can be configured for either little or big endian byte order. These modes require different kernels and a different Linux distribution. In general there is one preferred byteorder for a particular system but some systems are just as commonly used in the one or the other endianness. config CPU_BIG_ENDIAN bool "Big endian" depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_BIG_ENDIAN config CPU_LITTLE_ENDIAN bool "Little endian" depends on SYS_SUPPORTS_LITTLE_ENDIAN help endchoice
OK, thanks, I assumes when support both endian, the default choice is CPU_BIG_ENDIAN, although no default value for choice (originally, I did worry about it).
So I think you can just drop the MIPS segment from your patch.
If what I assumes is correct, what you said sounds reasonable to me. Thanks. -- Chen Gang Open share and attitude like air water and life which God blessed