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

["Philip A. Prindeville" <philipp_subx@redfish-solutions.com>]

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On 12/21/2009 08:09 AM, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 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.
> 
> ---
> ~Randy

Here's what we have.

-Philip


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