Merge patch series "Rework the BLK symbol usage in Kconfig"

Tom Rini <trini@konsulko.com> says:

One problem we have today is how the BLK symbol is set and used in
Kconfig files. Part of the challenge is that we use it as a gating
symbol for "we have a block device" and also for "enable block device
library code". What this series does is move to always use "select BLK"
by block drivers (a few were and a few others had it the inverse) and
then "depends on BLK" for functionality that needs a block device
present. The end result of this series is that a number of platforms
which had disabled EFI_LOADER now don't ask for it (they have no block
device) and espresso7420 has a regression about MMC support fixed. With
v2 of this I've picked up the review tags from v1 and also reworded the
body of the commit in the first patch.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250115012322.215243-1-trini@konsulko.com

18 files changed, 66 insertions, 97 deletions

diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index b0190b1f415..35b19f9bfdc 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -181,13 +181,13 @@ config SANDBOX
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
 	select DM_KEYBOARD
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_SPI
 	select DM_SPI_FLASH
 	select GZIP_COMPRESSED
 	select IO_TRACE
 	select LZO
+	select MMC
 	select MTD
 	select OF_BOARD_SETUP
 	select PCI_ENDPOINT
diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
index 3ed9494dfe4..314916527c9 100644
--- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
@@ -1164,7 +1164,6 @@ config ARCH_SUNXI
 	select DM_SPI if SPI
 	select DM_SPI_FLASH if SPI && MTD
 	select DM_KEYBOARD
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select OF_BOARD_SETUP
 	select OF_CONTROL
@@ -1212,7 +1211,6 @@ config ARCH_U8500
 	select CPU_V7A
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_USB_GADGET if DM_USB
 	select OF_CONTROL
@@ -1237,7 +1235,6 @@ config ARCH_VERSAL
 	select ARM64
 	select CLK
 	select DM
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select GICV3
 	select OF_CONTROL
@@ -1250,7 +1247,6 @@ config ARCH_VERSAL2
 	select ARM64
 	select CLK
 	select DM
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	imply BOARD_LATE_INIT
@@ -1262,7 +1258,6 @@ config ARCH_VERSAL_NET
 	select ARM64
 	select CLK
 	select DM
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	imply BOARD_LATE_INIT
@@ -1287,7 +1282,6 @@ config ARCH_ZYNQ
 	select CPU_V7A
 	select DEBUG_UART_BOARD_INIT if SPL && DEBUG_UART
 	select DM
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_SPI
 	select DM_SPI_FLASH
@@ -1316,7 +1310,6 @@ config ARCH_ZYNQMP_R5
 	select CLK
 	select CPU_V7R
 	select DM
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	imply CMD_DM
@@ -1330,7 +1323,6 @@ config ARCH_ZYNQMP
 	select DM
 	select DEBUG_UART_BOARD_INIT if SPL && DEBUG_UART
 	imply DM_MAILBOX
-	select DM_MMC if MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select MTD
 	select DM_SPI if SPI
@@ -1380,7 +1372,6 @@ config ARCH_VEXPRESS64
 	select PL01X_SERIAL
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select CLK
-	select BLK
 	select MTD_NOR_FLASH if MTD
 	select FLASH_CFI_DRIVER if MTD
 	select ENV_IS_IN_FLASH if MTD
@@ -1398,8 +1389,8 @@ config TARGET_TOTAL_COMPUTE
 	select PL01X_SERIAL
 	select DM
 	select DM_SERIAL
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_GPIO
+	select MMC
 	imply OF_HAS_PRIOR_STAGE
 	imply MISC_INIT_R
 
@@ -1905,7 +1896,7 @@ config TARGET_SL28
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 	select MTD
 	select DM_SPI_FLASH
 	select DM_MDIO
@@ -1946,10 +1937,10 @@ config ARCH_UNIPHIER
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_MTD
 	select DM_RESET
 	select DM_SERIAL
+	select MMC
 	select OF_BOARD_SETUP
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select OF_LIBFDT
@@ -1990,12 +1981,11 @@ config ARCH_STM32
 
 config ARCH_STI
 	bool "Support STMicroelectronics SoCs"
-	select BLK
 	select CPU_V7A
 	select DM
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_RESET
 	select DM_SERIAL
+	select MMC
 	imply CMD_DM
 	help
 	  Support for STMicroelectronics STiH407/10 SoC family.
@@ -2037,12 +2027,10 @@ config ARCH_STM32MP
 
 config ARCH_ROCKCHIP
 	bool "Support Rockchip SoCs"
-	select BLK
 	select BINMAN if SPL_OPTEE || SPL
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_PWM
 	select DM_REGULATOR
 	select DM_SERIAL
@@ -2051,6 +2039,7 @@ config ARCH_ROCKCHIP
 	select DM_USB_GADGET if USB_DWC3_GADGET
 	select ENABLE_ARM_SOC_BOOT0_HOOK
 	select OF_CONTROL
+	select MMC
 	select MTD
 	select SPI
 	select SPL_DM if SPL
@@ -2125,7 +2114,6 @@ config TARGET_POMELO
 	select AHCI
 	select SCSI_AHCI
 	select AHCI_PCI
-	select BLK
 	select PCI
 	select DM_PCI
 	select SCSI
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/Kconfig
index 3fee5a4299b..28193039cb8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-exynos/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-exynos/Kconfig
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ config ARCH_EXYNOS4
 	bool "Exynos4 SoC family"
 	select BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
 	select CPU_V7A
-	select BLK
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 	help
 	  Samsung Exynos4 SoC family are based on ARM Cortex-A9 CPU. There
 	  are multiple SoCs in this family including Exynos4210, Exynos4412,
@@ -39,8 +38,7 @@ config ARCH_EXYNOS5
 	imply USB_ETHER_ASIX
 	imply USB_ETHER_RTL8152
 	imply USB_ETHER_SMSC95XX
-	select BLK
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 
 	help
 	  Samsung Exynos5 SoC family are based on ARM Cortex-A15 CPU (and
@@ -51,8 +49,7 @@ config ARCH_EXYNOS7
 	bool "Exynos7 SoC family"
 	select ARM64
 	select BOARD_EARLY_INIT_F
-	select BLK
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 	help
 	  Samsung Exynos7 SoC family are based on ARM Cortex-A57 CPU or
 	  Cortex-A53 CPU (and some in a big.LITTLE configuration). There are
@@ -61,8 +58,7 @@ config ARCH_EXYNOS7
 config ARCH_EXYNOS9
 	bool "Exynos9 SoC family"
 	select ARM64
-	select BLK
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 	help
 	  Samsung Exynos9 SoC family are based on ARMv8 Cortex CPU. There are
 	  multiple SoCs in this family including Exynos850.
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx5/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx5/Kconfig
index d282663dcf1..0dfd6849687 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx5/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx5/Kconfig
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ config TARGET_KP_IMX53
 	select DM_PMIC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_MMC
-	select BLK
 	select DM_REGULATOR
+	select MMC
 	select MX53
 	imply CMD_DM
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig
index 1f8022ee685..4020e16d92d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-imx/mx6/Kconfig
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ config MX6UL_OPOS6UL
 	select BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select SPL_DM if SPL
 	select SPL_OF_CONTROL if SPL
 	select SPL_PINCTRL if SPL
@@ -176,9 +176,9 @@ config TARGET_DART_6UL
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 
 config TARGET_DHCOMIMX6
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ config TARGET_DISPLAY5
 	depends on MX6Q
 	select DM
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SPI
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_SERIAL
+	select MMC
 	select MTD
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	imply CMD_DM
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ config TARGET_KOSAGI_NOVENA
 	bool "Kosagi Novena"
 	select BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	select DM_GPIO
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 	select PCI
 	select SCSI
 	select VIDEO
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ config TARGET_MX6LOGICPD
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_PMIC
+	select MMC
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	imply CMD_DM
 
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ config TARGET_MX6DL_MAMOJ
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_PMIC
 	select DM_PMIC_PFUZE100
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select PINCTRL
 	select SPL
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ config TARGET_MX6Q_ENGICAM
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select SPL_DM if SPL
 	select SPL_OF_CONTROL if SPL
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ config TARGET_MX6Q_ACC
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 
 config TARGET_MX6S_SIELAFF
@@ -453,8 +453,8 @@ config TARGET_MX6UL_ENGICAM
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select SPL_DM if SPL
 	select SPL_OF_CONTROL if SPL
@@ -490,9 +490,9 @@ config TARGET_MYS_6ULX
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 
 config TARGET_NITROGEN6X
@@ -507,10 +507,10 @@ config TARGET_NPI_IMX6ULL
 	bool "Seeed NPI-IMX6ULL"
 	depends on MX6ULL
 	select DM
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 
 config TARGET_OPOS6ULDEV
@@ -566,9 +566,9 @@ config TARGET_PCL063
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 
 config TARGET_PCL063_ULL
@@ -577,9 +577,9 @@ config TARGET_PCL063_ULL
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 
 config TARGET_SOMLABS_VISIONSOM_6ULL
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ config TARGET_SOMLABS_VISIONSOM_6ULL
 	select BOARD_LATE_INIT
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_THERMAL
+	select MMC
 	imply CMD_DM
 
 config TARGET_TBS2910
@@ -605,7 +605,7 @@ config TARGET_KP_IMX6Q_TPC
 	select DM
 	select SPL_DM if SPL
 	select DM_THERMAL
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 	select DM_REGULATOR
 	select SPL_DM_REGULATOR if SPL
 	select DM_SERIAL
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ config TARGET_BRPPT2
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
+	select MMC
 	select SUPPORT_SPL
 	select SPL_DM if SPL
 	select SPL_OF_CONTROL if SPL
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap3/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap3/Kconfig
index f15f44fe7d4..a175e5ce6ed 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap3/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap2/omap3/Kconfig
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ config TARGET_AM3517_EVM
 	select DM
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_SERIAL
+	select MMC
 	imply CMD_DM
 
 config TARGET_CM_T35
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-s5pc1xx/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-s5pc1xx/Kconfig
index b6a4b0b653f..d8b85f80e63 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-s5pc1xx/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-s5pc1xx/Kconfig
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ choice
 config TARGET_S5P_GONI
 	bool "S5P Goni board"
 	select OF_CONTROL
-	select BLK
-	select DM_MMC
 	select MISC_COMMON
+	select MMC
 
 config TARGET_SMDKC100
 	bool "Support smdkc100 board"
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Kconfig b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Kconfig
index 04612895576..78b89729f19 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-tegra/Kconfig
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ config TEGRA_COMMON
 	select DM_GPIO
 	select DM_I2C
 	select DM_KEYBOARD
-	select DM_MMC
 	select DM_PWM
 	select DM_RESET
 	select DM_SERIAL
 	select DM_SPI
 	select DM_SPI_FLASH
 	select MISC
+	select MMC
 	select MTD
 	select OF_CONTROL
 	select SPI
diff --git a/drivers/ata/Kconfig b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
index 4fbb63a148a..29ceab849c0 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ata/Kconfig
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 config AHCI
 	bool "Support SATA controllers with driver model"
 	depends on DM
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This enables a uclass for disk controllers in U-Boot. Various driver
 	  types can use this, such as AHCI/SATA. It does not provide any standard
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@ config AHCI
 
 config SATA
 	bool "Support SATA controllers"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This enables support for SATA (Serial Advanced Technology
 	  Attachment), a serial bus standard for connecting to hard drives and
diff --git a/drivers/block/Kconfig b/drivers/block/Kconfig
index 5283d8981e0..cc75bad02b8 100644
--- a/drivers/block/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/block/Kconfig
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 config BLK
-	bool # "Support block devices"
-	depends on DM
-	def_bool y if MMC || USB || SCSI || NVME || IDE || AHCI || SATA
-	def_bool y if EFI_MEDIA || VIRTIO_BLK || PVBLOCK
+	bool
 	help
 	  Enable support for block devices, such as SCSI, MMC and USB
 	  flash sticks. These provide a block-level interface which permits
@@ -100,6 +97,7 @@ config TPL_BLOCK_CACHE
 config EFI_MEDIA
 	bool "Support EFI media drivers"
 	default y if EFI || SANDBOX
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  Enable this to support media devices on top of UEFI. This enables
 	  just the uclass so you also need a specific driver to make this do
@@ -139,6 +137,7 @@ endif  # EFI_MEDIA
 
 config IDE
 	bool "Support IDE controllers"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  Enables support for IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) hard drives.
 	  This allows access to raw blocks and filesystems on an IDE drive
diff --git a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
index f4fdf15242c..4827834b4aa 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mmc/Kconfig
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ menu "MMC Host controller Support"
 config MMC
 	bool "MMC/SD/SDIO card support"
 	default ARM || PPC || SANDBOX
-	select DM_MMC if DM
+	select BLK
+	select DM_MMC
 	help
 	  This selects MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital and Secure
 	  Digital I/O support.
@@ -39,14 +40,14 @@ config MMC_BROKEN_CD
 	  If card  detection feature is broken, just poll to detect.
 
 config DM_MMC
-	bool "Enable MMC controllers using Driver Model"
+	bool
 	depends on DM
 	help
-	  This enables the MultiMediaCard (MMC) uclass which supports MMC and
-	  Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) cards. Both removable (SD, micro-SD, etc.)
-	  and non-removable (e.g. eMMC chip) devices are supported. These
-	  appear as block devices in U-Boot and can support filesystems such
-	  as EXT4 and FAT.
+	  This enables the MultiMediaCard (MMC) driver model uclass which
+	  supports MMC and Secure Digital I/O (SDIO) cards. Both removable (SD,
+	  micro-SD, etc.) and non-removable (e.g. eMMC chip) devices are
+	  supported. These appear as block devices in U-Boot and can support
+	  filesystems such as EXT4 and FAT.
 
 config SPL_DM_MMC
 	bool "Enable MMC controllers using Driver Model in SPL"
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_ADMA_HELPERS
 
 config MMC_SPI
 	bool "Support for SPI-based MMC controller"
-	depends on DM_MMC && DM_SPI
+	depends on DM_SPI
 	help
 	  This selects SPI-based MMC controllers.
 	  If you have an MMC controller on a SPI bus, say Y here.
@@ -97,7 +98,6 @@ config MMC_SPI_CRC_ON
 
 config ARM_PL180_MMCI
 	bool "ARM AMBA Multimedia Card Interface and compatible support"
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	help
 	  This selects the ARM(R) AMBA(R) PrimeCell Multimedia Card
 	  Interface (PL180, PL181 and compatible) support.
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ config MMC_DW
 
 config MMC_DW_CORTINA
 	bool "Cortina specific extensions for Synopsys DW Memory Card Interface"
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on MMC_DW
 	help
 	  This selects support for Cortina SoC specific extensions to the
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ config MMC_DW_K3
 
 config MMC_DW_ROCKCHIP
 	bool "Rockchip SD/MMC controller support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && OF_CONTROL
+	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	depends on MMC_DW
 	help
 	  This enables support for the Rockchip SD/MMM controller, which is
@@ -306,7 +305,6 @@ config MMC_DW_SOCFPGA
 config MMC_DW_SNPS
 	bool "Extensions for DW Memory Card Interface used in Synopsys ARC devboards"
 	depends on MMC_DW
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	depends on CLK
 	help
@@ -317,13 +315,12 @@ config NEXELL_DWMMC
 	bool "Nexell SD/MMC controller support"
 	depends on ARCH_NEXELL
 	depends on MMC_DW
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on PINCTRL_NEXELL
 	default y
 
 config MMC_MESON_GX
 	bool "Meson GX EMMC controller support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && ARCH_MESON
+	depends on ARCH_MESON
 	help
 	 Support for EMMC host controller on Meson GX ARM SoCs platform (S905)
 
@@ -338,7 +335,7 @@ config MMC_MXC
 
 config MMC_OWL
 	bool "Actions OWL Multimedia Card Interface support"
-	depends on ARCH_OWL && DM_MMC && BLK
+	depends on ARCH_OWL
 	help
 	  This selects the OWL SD/MMC host controller found on board
 	  based on Actions S700/S900 SoC.
@@ -366,7 +363,6 @@ config MMC_PCI
 config MMC_OCTEONTX
 	bool "Marvell Octeon Multimedia Card Interface support"
 	depends on (ARCH_OCTEON || ARCH_OCTEONTX || ARCH_OCTEONTX2)
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	select MMC_SUPPORTS_TUNING if ARCH_OCTEONTX2
 	help
 	  This selects the Octeon Multimedia card Interface.
@@ -377,7 +373,7 @@ config MMC_OCTEONTX
 
 config MVEBU_MMC
 	bool "Kirkwood MMC controller support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && ARCH_KIRKWOOD
+	depends on ARCH_KIRKWOOD
 	help
 	  Support for MMC host controller on Kirkwood SoCs.
 	  If you are on a Kirkwood architecture, say Y here.
@@ -386,8 +382,7 @@ config MVEBU_MMC
 
 config MMC_OMAP_HS
 	bool "TI OMAP High Speed Multimedia Card Interface support"
-	select DM_REGULATOR_PBIAS if DM_MMC && DM_REGULATOR
-	select DM_REGULATOR_PBIAS if DM_MMC && DM_REGULATOR
+	select DM_REGULATOR_PBIAS if DM_REGULATOR
 	help
 	  This selects the TI OMAP High Speed Multimedia card Interface.
 	  If you have an omap2plus board with a Multimedia Card slot,
@@ -430,7 +425,6 @@ config SH_MMCIF
 config MMC_UNIPHIER
 	bool "UniPhier SD/MMC Host Controller support"
 	depends on ARCH_UNIPHIER
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	help
 	  This selects support for the Matsushita SD/MMC Host Controller on
@@ -439,7 +433,6 @@ config MMC_UNIPHIER
 config RENESAS_SDHI
 	bool "Renesas R-Car SD/MMC Host Controller support"
 	depends on ARCH_RENESAS
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	select BOUNCE_BUFFER
 	help
@@ -449,7 +442,6 @@ config RENESAS_SDHI
 config MMC_BCM2835
 	bool "BCM2835 family custom SD/MMC Host Controller support"
 	depends on ARCH_BCM283X
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	default y
 	help
@@ -469,7 +461,7 @@ config JZ47XX_MMC
 config MMC_SANDBOX
 	bool "Sandbox MMC support"
 	depends on SANDBOX
-	depends on DM_MMC && OF_CONTROL
+	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	help
 	  This select a dummy sandbox MMC driver. At present this does nothing
 	  other than allow sandbox to be build with MMC support. This
@@ -559,7 +551,6 @@ config FIXED_SDHCI_ALIGNED_BUFFER
 config MMC_SDHCI_ASPEED
 	bool "Aspeed SDHCI controller"
 	depends on ARCH_ASPEED
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	select MISC
 	help
@@ -571,7 +562,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_ASPEED
 config MMC_SDHCI_ATMEL
 	bool "Atmel SDHCI controller support"
 	depends on ARCH_AT91
-	depends on DM_MMC && ARCH_AT91
+	depends on ARCH_AT91
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	help
 	  This enables support for the Atmel SDHCI controller, which supports
@@ -606,7 +597,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_BCMSTB
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_CADENCE
 	bool "SDHCI support for the Cadence SD/SDIO/eMMC controller"
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	help
@@ -618,7 +608,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_CADENCE
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_CV1800B
 	bool "SDHCI support for the CV1800B SD/SDIO/eMMC controller"
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	help
@@ -633,7 +622,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_AM654
 	bool "SDHCI Controller on TI's Am654 devices"
 	depends on ARCH_K3
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
-	depends on DM_MMC && OF_CONTROL && BLK
+	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	depends on REGMAP
 	select MMC_SDHCI_IO_ACCESSORS
 	help
@@ -653,7 +642,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_IPROC
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_F_SDH30
 	bool "SDHCI support for Fujitsu Semiconductor/Socionext F_SDH30"
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	help
 	  This selects the Secure Digital Host Controller Interface (SDHCI)
@@ -673,7 +661,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_KONA
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_MSM
 	bool "Qualcomm SDHCI controller"
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	help
 	  Enables support for SDHCI 2.0 controller present on some Qualcomm
@@ -685,7 +672,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_MV
 	bool "SDHCI support on Marvell platform"
 	depends on ARCH_MVEBU
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	help
 	  This selects the Secure Digital Host Controller Interface on
 	  Marvell platform.
@@ -697,7 +683,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_MV
 config MMC_SDHCI_NPCM
 	bool "SDHCI support on Nuvoton NPCM device"
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	help
 	  This selects the Secure Digital Host Controller Interface (SDHCI)
 	  on Nuvoton NPCM device.
@@ -708,7 +693,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_NPCM
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_PIC32
 	bool "Microchip PIC32 on-chip SDHCI support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && MACH_PIC32
+	depends on MACH_PIC32
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	help
 	  Support for Microchip PIC32 SDHCI controller.
@@ -716,7 +701,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_PIC32
 config MMC_SDHCI_ROCKCHIP
 	bool "Arasan SDHCI controller for Rockchip support"
 	depends on ARCH_ROCKCHIP
-	depends on DM_MMC && BLK
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	help
 	  Support for Arasan SDHCI host controller on Rockchip ARM SoCs platform
@@ -735,7 +719,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_S5P
 config MMC_SDHCI_SNPS
 	bool "Synopsys DesignWare SDHCI controller"
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	help
 	  Support for DesignWare SDHCI host controller on Alibaba TH1520 SoC.
 	  This is a highly configurable and programmable, high performance
@@ -753,7 +736,7 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_STI
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_XENON
 	bool "SDHCI support for the Xenon SDHCI controller"
-	depends on MMC_SDHCI && DM_MMC && OF_CONTROL
+	depends on MMC_SDHCI && OF_CONTROL
 	help
 	  Support for Xenon SDHCI host controller on Marvell Armada 3700
 	  7k/8k ARM SoCs platforms
@@ -764,7 +747,6 @@ config MMC_SDHCI_XENON
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_TANGIER
 	bool "Tangier SDHCI controller support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && BLK
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	help
 	  This selects support for SDHCI controller on Tanginer
@@ -800,7 +782,7 @@ config TEGRA124_MMC_DISABLE_EXT_LOOPBACK
 
 config MMC_SDHCI_ZYNQ
 	bool "Arasan SDHCI controller support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && OF_CONTROL && BLK
+	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	depends on MMC_SDHCI
 	help
 	  Support for Arasan SDHCI host controller on Zynq/ZynqMP ARM SoCs platform
@@ -842,7 +824,6 @@ config MMC_SUNXI_HAS_MODE_SWITCH
 
 config MMC_PITON
 	bool "MMC support for OpenPiton SoC"
-	depends on DM_MMC && BLK
 	help
 	  This selects support for the SD host controller on OpenPiton SoC.
 	  Note that this SD controller directly exposes the contents of the
@@ -851,7 +832,7 @@ config MMC_PITON
 
 config GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
 	bool "Atmel Multimedia Card Interface support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && ARCH_AT91
+	depends on ARCH_AT91
 	help
 	  This enables support for Atmel High Speed Multimedia Card Interface
 	  (HSMCI), which supports the MultiMedia Card (MMC) Specification V4.3,
@@ -860,7 +841,7 @@ config GENERIC_ATMEL_MCI
 
 config STM32_SDMMC2
 	bool "STMicroelectronics STM32H7 SD/MMC Host Controller support"
-	depends on DM_MMC && OF_CONTROL
+	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	help
 	  This selects support for the SD/MMC controller on STM32H7 SoCs.
 	  If you have a board based on such a SoC and with a SD/MMC slot,
@@ -880,7 +861,6 @@ config FTSDC010_SDIO
 config MMC_MTK
 	bool "MediaTek SD/MMC Card Interface support"
 	depends on ARCH_MEDIATEK || ARCH_MTMIPS
-	depends on DM_MMC
 	depends on OF_CONTROL
 	help
 	  This selects the MediaTek(R) Secure digital and Multimedia card Interface.
@@ -911,7 +891,7 @@ config FSL_ESDHC_SUPPORT_ADMA2
 
 config FSL_ESDHC_33V_IO_RELIABILITY_WORKAROUND
 	bool "enable eSDHC workaround for 3.3v IO reliability issue"
-	depends on FSL_ESDHC && DM_MMC
+	depends on FSL_ESDHC
 	help
 	  When eSDHC operates at 3.3v, damage can accumulate in an internal
 	  level shifter at a higher than expected rate. The faster the interface
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
index c71c1e5547c..185e8346213 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/Kconfig
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ config MTD_CONCAT
 
 config MTD_BLOCK
 	bool "Enable block device access to MTD devices"
-	depends on BLK
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  Enable support for block device access to MTD devices
 	  using blk_ops abstraction.
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
index c027d898a64..ba77c034736 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/ubi/Kconfig
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ config MTD_UBI_FM_DEBUG
 
 config UBI_BLOCK
 	bool "Enable UBI block device support"
-	depends on BLK
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  Enable UBI block device support using blk_ops abstraction.
 
diff --git a/drivers/nvme/Kconfig b/drivers/nvme/Kconfig
index 73edb355160..d138867666b 100644
--- a/drivers/nvme/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/nvme/Kconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 config NVME
 	bool "NVM Express device support"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This option enables support for NVM Express devices.
 	  It supports basic functions of NVMe (read/write).
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index 7e21c4ae2bb..fc87d34cca3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 config SCSI
 	bool "Support SCSI controllers with driver model"
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This enables support for SCSI (Small Computer System Interface),
 	  a parallel interface widely used with storage peripherals such as
diff --git a/drivers/usb/Kconfig b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
index 960b6a906ac..99c6649e417 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/usb/Kconfig
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 menuconfig USB
 	bool "USB support"
+	select BLK
 	---help---
 	  Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a specification for a serial bus
 	  subsystem which offers higher speeds and more features than the
diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
index 1de68867d52..512ac376f18 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ config VIRTIO_NET
 config VIRTIO_BLK
 	bool "virtio block driver"
 	depends on VIRTIO
+	select BLK
 	help
 	  This is the virtual block driver for virtio. It can be used with
 	  QEMU based targets.
diff --git a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
index c46ffe3a9d8..798dced475e 100644
--- a/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
+++ b/lib/efi_loader/Kconfig
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ config EFI_LOADER
 			SYS_CPU = armv7   || \
 			SYS_CPU = armv8)  || \
 		X86 || RISCV || SANDBOX)
+	# We have not fully removed the requirement for some block device
+	depends on BLK
 	# We need EFI_STUB_64BIT to be set on x86_64 with EFI_STUB
 	depends on !EFI_STUB || !X86_64 || EFI_STUB_64BIT
 	# We need EFI_STUB_32BIT to be set on x86_32 with EFI_STUB
 	depends on !EFI_STUB || !X86 || X86_64 || EFI_STUB_32BIT
 	depends on !EFI_APP
 	default y if !ARM || SYS_CPU = armv7 || SYS_CPU = armv8
-	select BLK
 	select CHARSET
 	# We need to send DM events, dynamically, in the EFI block driver
 	select DM_EVENT