Re: [PATCH net-next] libie: fix linking with libie_{adminq,fwlog} when CONFIG_LIBIE=n

[Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>]

On 9/16/2025 9:01 AM, Alexander Lobakin wrote:
> Initially, libie contained only 1 module and I assumed that new modules
> in its folder would depend on it.
> However, Michał did a good job and libie_{adminq,fwlog} are completely
> independent, but libie/ is still traversed by Kbuild only under
> CONFIG_LIBIE != n.
> This results in undefined references with certain kernel configs.
> 
> Tell Kbuild to always descend to libie/ to be able to build each module
> regardless of whether the basic one is enabled.
> If none of CONFIG_LIBIE* is set, Kbuild will just create an empty
> built-in.a there with no side effects.
> 
> Fixes: 641585bc978e ("ixgbe: fwlog support for e610")
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@intel.com>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/202509140606.j8z3rE73-lkp@intel.com
> Reported-by: Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@linaro.org>
> Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/CA+G9fYvH8d6pJRbHpOCMZFjgDCff3zcL_AsXL-nf5eB2smS8SA@mail.gmail.com
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com>

> ---
> Sending directly to net-next to quickly unbreak net-next and
> linux-next builds.
> Also to net-next as the blamed commit landed recently and is
> not present in any other tree.
> ---
>   drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Makefile | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Makefile b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Makefile
> index 04c844ef4964..9a37dc76aef0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Makefile
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Makefile
> @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
>   #
>   
>   obj-$(CONFIG_LIBETH) += libeth/
> -obj-$(CONFIG_LIBIE) += libie/
> +obj-y += libie/
>   
>   obj-$(CONFIG_E100) += e100.o
>   obj-$(CONFIG_E1000) += e1000/