Re: [PATCH 12/12] arm64: defconfig: Enable I3C and SPD5118 hwmon

From: Krzysztof Kozlowski

Date: Wed Mar 25 2026 - 07:12:28 EST


On 25/03/2026 11:59, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 25/03/2026 11:31, Thierry Reding wrote:
>> On Thu, Mar 19, 2026 at 06:15:14PM +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>> On 19/03/2026 18:09, Akhil R wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:40:34 +0100, Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 18, 2026 at 10:57:25PM +0530, Akhil R wrote:
>>>>>> Add I3C subsystem support, DesignWare I3C master controller, and
>>>>>> SPD5118 hwmon sensor as modules to the defconfig.
>>>>>
>>>>> Why? If there is no user of that, why would we want it? Your commit msg
>>>>> should explain that.
>>>>
>>>> Ack. This is for Tegra410 which has a DesignWare I3C host controller.
>>>> I will add this in the commit message.
>>>
>>> Board or products. Not SoCs.
>>
>> Is this a new requirement? I see a bit of both in defconfig changes.
>
> Almost every review from me has it for 2-3 years... And it is a known

And I already explained this to *you* 3 years ago:

https://lore.kernel.org/all/ac8f30a7-fc72-9a44-74b3-a69001bfdaaf@xxxxxxxxxx/

So how this could be a new requirement *now* if three years ago we had
exactly same discussion.

I understand question for the first time, but why this being brought up
as "why is this a new thing" again?

Best regards,
Krzysztof