[PATCH v2] stmmac: cleanup dead dependencies on STMMAC_PLATFORM and STMMAC_ETH in Kconfig

Julian Braha
2026-04-02T14:59:16Z

There are already 'if STMMAC_ETH' and 'STMMAC_PLATFORM'
conditions wrapping these config options, making the
'depends on' statements duplicate dependencies (dead code).

I propose leaving the outer 'if STMMAC_PLATFORM...endif' and
'if STMMAC_ETH...endif' conditions, and removing the
individual 'depends on' statements.

This dead code was found by kconfirm, a static analysis tool for Kconfig.

Signed-off-by: Julian Braha <julianbraha@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
---
v2: add back default STMMAC_PLATFORM for DWMAC_GENERIC
Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260331125817.117091-1-julianbraha@gmail.com/
---
drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig | 9 +++------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
index c2cb530fd0a2..e3dd5adda5ac 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ if STMMAC_ETH
config STMMAC_SELFTESTS
bool "Support for STMMAC Selftests"
depends on INET
- depends on STMMAC_ETH
default n
help
This adds support for STMMAC Selftests using ethtool. Enable this
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ config STMMAC_SELFTESTS

config STMMAC_PLATFORM
tristate "STMMAC Platform bus support"
- depends on STMMAC_ETH
select MFD_SYSCON
default y
help
@@ -336,7 +334,6 @@ config DWMAC_IMX8
config DWMAC_INTEL_PLAT
tristate "Intel dwmac support"
depends on OF && COMMON_CLK
- depends on STMMAC_ETH
help
Support for ethernet controllers on Intel SoCs

@@ -371,7 +368,7 @@ config DWMAC_VISCONTI
help
Support for ethernet controller on Visconti SoCs.

-endif
+endif # STMMAC_PLATFORM

config STMMAC_LIBPCI
tristate
@@ -381,7 +378,7 @@ config STMMAC_LIBPCI
config DWMAC_INTEL
tristate "Intel GMAC support"
default X86
- depends on X86 && STMMAC_ETH && PCI
+ depends on X86 && PCI
depends on COMMON_CLK
depends on ACPI
help
@@ -420,4 +417,4 @@ config STMMAC_PCI
If you have a controller with this interface, say Y or M here.

If unsure, say N.
-endif
+endif # STMMAC_ETH
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2.53.0