Re: Can't turn off SSB (CONFIG_SSB)?

[Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>]

On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:22:19 -0800 Philip A. Prindeville wrote:

> On 12/20/2009 05:50 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:16:34 -0800 Philip A. Prindeville wrote:
> > 
> >> I'm building images for an EMBEDDED platform, and forcing CONFIG_SSB_POSSIBLE=n, but I'm still seeing:
> > 
> > What $ARCH ?
> 
> i586.
> 
> 
> > 
> >> *
> >> * Sonics Silicon Backplane
> >> *
> >> Sonics Silicon Backplane support (SSB) [M/y/?] (NEW) n
> >>
> >> Support for the Sonics Silicon Backplane bus.
> >> You only need to enable this option, if you are
> >> configuring a kernel for an embedded system with
> >> this bus.
> >> It will be auto-selected if needed in other
> >> environments.
> >>
> >> The module will be called ssb.
> >>
> >> If unsure, say N.
> >>
> >> Sonics Silicon Backplane support (SSB) [M/y/?] (NEW) n
> >>
> >> Support for the Sonics Silicon Backplane bus.
> >> You only need to enable this option, if you are
> >> configuring a kernel for an embedded system with
> >> this bus.
> >> It will be auto-selected if needed in other
> >> environments.
> >>
> >> The module will be called ssb.
> >>
> >> If unsure, say N.
> >>
> >> Sonics Silicon Backplane support (SSB) [M/y/?] (NEW) 
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> And why does arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig nail up CONFIG_SSB_POSSIBLE?
> > 
> > That just means that SSB support is possible:
> > 
> > config SSB_POSSIBLE
> > 	bool
> > 	depends on HAS_IOMEM && HAS_DMA
> > 	default y
> > 
> > Shouldn't be a problem.
> > 
> >> This is with 2.6.27.38.
> >>
> >> And what are the steps to figuring out the dependency that keeps forcing it on?  Something must be doing a "select SSB" but I'm not sure what.
> > 
> > Are you using b43 or b44 network drivers?
> 
> Neither.
> 
> I can attach the .config we're using, if you want...

Sure, if you are still having problems with it.

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~Randy