[PATCH] powerpc: Allow may_use_simd() to function as feature detection

[Segher Boessenkool]

On Tue, May 14, 2019 at 09:49:18AM -0300, Shawn Landden wrote:
> ARM does this, so we might as well too.
> I am a bit confused however as CONFIG_ALTIVEC does not select
> CONFIG_PPC_FPU. Would you ever have altivec without a fpu?

There is no hardware like that, none supported anyway.  It does not make
very much sense, and it cannot happen with VSX, so no hardware like it
will ever show up most likely.

It is much simpler to just make a Kconfig dependency (or a select) between
the symbols than to have to add code like this patch.


Segher