Re: [PATCH 1/5] mips: Set CONFIG_NET=y in defconfigs

David Miller
2014-09-23T16:02:40Z

From: Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.cz>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 17:44:00 +0200

> Commit 5d6be6a5 ("scsi_netlink : Make SCSI_NETLINK dependent on NET
> instead of selecting NET") removed what happened to be the only instance
> of 'select NET'. Defconfigs that were relying on the select now lack
> networking support.
>
> Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@canb.auug.org.au>
> Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org
> Signed-off-by: Michal Marek <mmarek@suse.cz>

On the contrary, since NET was being selected for them indirectly
previously, weren't they depending instead upon NET being enabled?

Likewise for SCSI_NETLINK, SCSI_FC_ATTRS, and whatever was triggering
the select upon them?

I'll remember this as yet another why 'select' is to be avoided at
just about all costs.