On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 12:02:43PM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:

On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 08:47:05AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:

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On 9/24/20 3:24 AM, Eli Cohen wrote:

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On Thu, Sep 24, 2020 at 05:30:55AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:

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--- linux-next-20200917.orig/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig
+++ linux-next-20200917/drivers/vdpa/Kconfig

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ config IFCVF

 config MLX5_VDPA
 	bool "MLX5 VDPA support library for ConnectX devices"
-	depends on MLX5_CORE
+	depends on VHOST_IOTLB && MLX5_CORE
 	default n

While we are here, can anyone who apply this patch delete the "default n" line?
It is by default "n".

I can do that

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Thanks

Hmm other drivers select VHOST_IOTLB, why not do the same?

v1 used select, but Saeed requested use of depends instead because
select can cause problems.

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I can't see another driver doing that. Perhaps I can set dependency on
VHOST which by itself depends on VHOST_IOTLB?

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 	help
 	  Support library for Mellanox VDPA drivers. Provides code that is

Saeed what kind of problems? It's used with select in other places,
isn't it?

IMHO, "depends" is much more explicit than "select".

Thanks

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~Randy