On Thu, Sep 05, 2019 at 11:45:18AM +0100, Andrew Murray wrote: > > + depends on OF > > + select PCIE_DW_HOST > > + help > > + Say 'Y' here to enable support for Intel AHB/AXI PCIe Host > > + controller driver. > > + The Intel PCIe controller is based on the Synopsys Designware > > + pcie core and therefore uses the Designware core functions to > > + implement the driver. > > I can see this description is similar to others in the same Kconfig, > however I'm not sure what value a user gains by knowing implementation > details - it's helpful to know that PCIE_INTEL_AXI is based on the > Designware core, but is it helpful to know that the Designware core > functions are used?
Not really. What would be extremely useful for a user is what Intel SOC contains this IP block, or the fact that most of those were actually produced by Lantiq, a company bought by Intel.
