From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
To: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Query regarding PTP_1588_CLOCK
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:19:54 -0400 (EDT) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20130415.141954.29857504310905187.davem@davemloft.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <38549.1366049778@turing-police.cc.vt.edu>
From: Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu>
Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:16:18 -0400
> In drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig, we see this:
>
> config E1000E
> tristate "Intel(R) PRO/1000 PCI-Express Gigabit Ethernet support"
> depends on PCI && (!SPARC32 || BROKEN)
> select CRC32
> select PTP_1588_CLOCK
> ---help---
>
> Is there a reason for the PTP_1588_CLOCK select? That ends up
> forcing the PTP and PPS stuff into the kernel as well - and I don't
> use any of it.
You don't, but the driver does use it unconditionally.
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2013-04-15 18:16 Query regarding PTP_1588_CLOCK Valdis Kletnieks
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