Re: e100 driver does not build

[Tom Zanussi <tom.zanussi@intel.com>]

On Thu, 2011-09-01 at 11:11 -0700, Saxena, Rahul wrote:
> Yes, the problem was due to missing dependent options..
> I had incorrectly assumed that dependent options would get pulled in 
> or perhaps a error would  be generated.
> It worked after I added following 3 options stated as dependent options
> in a Kernel configuration database that I saw:
> 
> CONFIG_ISA
> CONFIG_EISA
> CONFIG_NET_PCI
> 
> I am still iterating to check if all three of the above are really needed or
> or if just the CONFIG_NET_PCI option is needed. 
> 
> I had enabled the option using a .cfg file.  Also checking again to see if a warning
> gets generated when the dependent options are not included.
> 

Note that it's also part of the intel-1xxxx feature, which is basically
there for reusability - they were all together in a bunch of BSPs so I
moved them into a feature.  I'm wondering whether we want to break them
up or at least create a separate e100 feature.

> BTW what does a message such as following in the .config file mean ?
> 
> "CONFIG_xxxxx is not set"  
> 

It means that config option was never set or got turned off because of
unmet depencies.

Tom

> 
> Thanks
> Rahul
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Ashfield [mailto:bruce.ashfield@windriver.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 6:27 PM
> To: Zanussi, Tom
> Cc: Saxena, Rahul; yocto@yoctoproject.org
> Subject: Re: [yocto] e100 driver does not build
> 
> On 11-08-31 7:18 PM, Tom Zanussi wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 2011-08-31 at 16:04 -0700, Saxena, Rahul wrote:
> >> I am unable to get the e100 driver to build for my BSP.
> >>
> >> I have configured to build it as a module. I do  not see the e100.ko
> >> file being generated nor does
> >>
> >>   CONFIG_E100 appear in the generated .config file in my build area.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> However I do see the driver source file e100.c in
> >>    tmp/work/bspname-poky-linux/linux-yocto-3.0.3+git1
> >> +xxxx ../linux/drivers/net
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> I do not have any problems with other drivers (igb, E1000 etc)  that I
> >> have configured in exactly similar way.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Any insight on this issue ?
> >>
> >
> > It's probably missing another option it depends on e.g. is
> > CONFIG_NET_PCI and CONFIG_MII enabled in your .config?
> 
> This is most likely what it is.
> 
> Out of curiosity, how did you enable the option ? Via a config fragement
> (.cfg file) or via menuconfig .. or something else?
> 
> If you tried to set something via a fragment and it doesn't make it to
> the final .config, you should see a warning during the kernel build
> phase.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Bruce
> 
> >
> > Tom
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Rahul
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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