[Bug 51851] New: Unable to use alx driver without CONFIG_MDIO

[Bug 51851] New: Unable to use alx driver without CONFIG_MDIO

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           Summary: Unable to use alx driver without CONFIG_MDIO
           Product: Backports project
           Version: unspecified
    Kernel Version: 3.7.1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: Compat-Drivers
        AssignedTo: backports@vger.kernel.org
        ReportedBy: pfactum@gmail.com
        Regression: No


I use own customized kernel in which I've disabled all unnecessary ethernet
drivers. The fact is that new alx driver from 2012-12-19 tree depends on
CONFIG_MDIO, and if I do not select in-kernel driver that depends on it (e.g.,
some broadcom or so), inserting compiled alx module gives me this:

===
[   44.248978] alx: Unknown symbol mdio_mii_ioctl (err 0)
===

I've got this fixed by adding into drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig of my
kernel tree "select MDIO" for Atheros drivers without selecting any other
drivers.

Probably, it's possible to get it fixed in compat-drivers tree?

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Bruno Santos <feiticeir0@whatgeek.com.pt> changed:

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--- Comment #1 from Bruno Santos <feiticeir0@whatgeek.com.pt>  2013-04-09 11:24:05 ---
compat-drivers-3.8.3-2-snpu with kernel-3.8.3-ck on Gentoo Linux still not
working - the same error applies !

And I'm still not able to load the module - always the same error

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[ 2981.813060] alx: Unknown symbol mdio_mii_ioctl (err 0)

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bei <zhchun.bei@gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from bei <zhchun.bei@gmail.com>  2013-06-04 10:59:51 ---
compat-drivers-3.9-rc4-2-su or compat-drivers-2013-03-28-5-u with
kernel-3.9.4-gentoo on Gentoo Linux still not working.
alx: Unknown symbol mdio_mii_ioctl (err 0)

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Norman Shulman <norman.shulman@n-dimension.com> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Norman Shulman <norman.shulman@n-dimension.com> ---
Still a problem with

nshulman@nvshp:/usr/src/linux
$ uname -r
3.9.5-hardened

and backports-20130618

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Konstantin Ryabitsev <mricon@kernel.org> changed:

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          Component|Compat-Drivers              |Backports

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[Bug 51851] [TRIVIAL]Unable to use alx driver without CONFIG_MDIO

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Alan <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> changed:

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            Summary|Unable to use alx driver    |[TRIVIAL]Unable to use alx
                   |without CONFIG_MDIO         |driver without CONFIG_MDIO

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Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de> ---
The ALX driver needs MDIO and we do not provide that in backports. When you do
not use a normal distribution kernel with lots of modules activate you have to
activate some dependencies in your kernel by yourself. Sadly CONFIG_MDIO is a
hidden option so you have to build some other Ethernet driver which depends on
that option.

We do ot want to fix this in backports.

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Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net> changed:

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