NACK: [SRU][mainline build kernel][Kconfig] enable the Intel SDW audio machine driver

[Hui Wang]

On 5/20/21 9:40 PM, Seth Forshee wrote:
> On Wed, May 19, 2021 at 09:12:23AM +0200, Stefan Bader wrote:
>> On 19.05.21 05:04, Hui Wang wrote:
>>> BugLink: https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1921632
>>>
>>> This SRU is for mainline build kernel 5.13-rc3 and future versions.
>>> Since this is the mainline kernel Kconfig changes, there is no patch for
>>> this SRU, I put the changes here:
>>>
>>> +CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_SOUNDWIRE_SOF_MACH=m
>>> -# CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_USER_FRIENDLY_LONG_NAMES is not set
>>> +CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_USER_FRIENDLY_LONG_NAMES=y
>>> +CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT1308=m
>>>
>>>
>>> [Impact]
>>> Ubuntu users ran the kernel on the Dell soundwire audio machines, the
>>> dmesg shows the audio machine driver is not found, then the audio fails
>>> to initialize
>>>
>>> [Fix]
>>> Enable the intel soundwire audio machine driver and some related codec driver.
>>>
>>> [Test]
>>> Install the kernel and check the /boot/config-5.13.0-0-$version-generic,
>>> the intel SDW audio machine driver is enabled.
>>>
>>> [Where problems could occur]
>>> This could possibly introduce the building failure, I tested it, so far no failure.
>>>
>>>
>> Mainline kernels are _UNSUPPORTED_. No SRU.
> However you probably do want to submit this config change for unstable,
> which does not have the configs set as you specify above.
>
> Seth

OK, got it. Already sent this change to H and unstable by a SRU. Maybe 
the mainline build kernel will get this change from unstable kernel soon.

Thanks.

Hui.