From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
debian-kernel@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: Revert ARCNET and PHYLIB to tristate options
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 18:40:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1322246442.2839.358.camel@deadeye> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20111125.132220.150546128040363058.davem@davemloft.net>
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On Fri, 2011-11-25 at 13:22 -0500, David Miller wrote:
> From: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
> Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:07:51 +0000
>
> > Well, I can't think why it would be built in, since PHY modules can be
> > auto-loaded now.
>
> It's because drivers select the thing.
Drivers are also built as modules in a distribution kernel.
> Try allmodconfig for yourself.
OK, on x86_64, this does end up with PHYLIB=y but only because
NET_DSA=y. And I don't believe NET_DSA is appropriate for a distro
kernel.
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
Teamwork is essential - it allows you to blame someone else.
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-11-25 18:41 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-11-24 7:23 [PATCH net] net: Revert ARCNET and PHYLIB to tristate options Ben Hutchings
2011-11-25 6:31 ` David Miller
2011-11-25 14:07 ` Ben Hutchings
2011-11-25 18:22 ` David Miller
2011-11-25 18:40 ` Ben Hutchings [this message]
2011-11-25 18:50 ` David Miller
2011-11-25 19:37 ` Ben Hutchings
2011-11-25 20:05 ` David Miller
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