[2.6 patch] CONFIG_MII requires only CONFIG_NET

[2.6 patch] CONFIG_MII requires only CONFIG_NET

[Adrian Bunk]

Hi Jeff,

the patch below still applies against 2.6.8-rc4-mm1.

Could you comment on it and apply it if it's correct?

TIA
Adrian


But trying it out CONFIG_MII=y seems to at least compile with 
CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=n.

@Jeff:
It seems, CONFIG_MII doesn't actually require CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET?
Could you comment on the following patch?


Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>

--- linux-2.6.6-rc1-mm1-full/drivers/net/Kconfig.old	2004-04-20 00:48:27.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.6-rc1-mm1-full/drivers/net/Kconfig	2004-04-20 01:07:51.000000000 +0200
@@ -151,6 +151,15 @@
 
 	  If you don't have this card, of course say N.
 
+config MII
+        tristate "Generic Media Independent Interface device support"
+        depends on NET
+        help
+          Most ethernet controllers have MII transceiver either as an external
+          or internal device.  It is safe to say Y or M here even if your
+          ethernet card lack MII.
+
+
 if NETDEVICES
 	source "drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig"
 endif
@@ -188,14 +197,6 @@
 	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
 	  the questions about Ethernet network cards. If unsure, say N.
 
-config MII
-	tristate "Generic Media Independent Interface device support"
-	depends on NET_ETHERNET
-	help
-	  Most ethernet controllers have MII transceiver either as an external
-	  or internal device.  It is safe to say Y or M here even if your
-	  ethernet card lack MII.
-
 source "drivers/net/arm/Kconfig"
 
 config MACE

Re: [2.6 patch] CONFIG_MII requires only CONFIG_NET

[Herbert Xu]

Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> wrote:
> 
> But trying it out CONFIG_MII=y seems to at least compile with 
> CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=n.
> 
> @Jeff:
> It seems, CONFIG_MII doesn't actually require CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET?
> Could you comment on the following patch?

Are there non-Ethernet drivers that use MII? If not what's the point?
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Re: [2.6 patch] CONFIG_MII requires only CONFIG_NET

[Adrian Bunk]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 09:51:36PM +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:
> Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de> wrote:
> > 
> > But trying it out CONFIG_MII=y seems to at least compile with 
> > CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=n.
> > 
> > @Jeff:
> > It seems, CONFIG_MII doesn't actually require CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET?
> > Could you comment on the following patch?
> 
> Are there non-Ethernet drivers that use MII? If not what's the point?

The discussion some time ago started around the question whether 
USB_PEGASUS would have to depend on NET_ETHERNET since it selects MII.

cu
Adrian

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