Re: [PATCH] net: usb: lan78xx: add weak dependency with micrel phy module

Andrew Lunn
2024-07-28T20:58:08Z

> In other words, this patch doesn't subtract anything. Instead, it just
> adds a weakdep link between the lan78xx and micrel modules, so the kernel
> itself can report that dependency, which may actually result in one more
> PHY driver added to a generated initial ramdisk.

So at the moment, does the initramfs contain all PHY modules? I guess
it does, because you have no knowledge which are actually needed. And
this does not help you in any way, as you said, it does not subtract
anything.

So to me, this is pointless.

Andrew