Re: [PATCH 1/2] !CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET unsets CONFIG_PHYLIB, but CONFIG_USB_USBNET also needs CONFIG_PHYLIB

["Randy.Dunlap" <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>]

David Brownell wrote:
> On Wednesday 25 October 2006 4:59 pm, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > On Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:27:09 -0700 David Brownell wrote:
> >
> > > The other parts are right, this isn't.
> > >
> > > Instead, "usbnet.c" should #ifdef the relevant ethtool hooks
> > > according to CONFIG_MII ... since it's completely legit to
> > > use usbnet with peripherals that don't need MII.
> > Ugh.  OK.  How's this?  (2 patches)
>
> Looks about right, but ...
>
>
> > However, the MII config symbol should not be in the 10/100 Ethernet
> > menu, so that other drivers can use (enable) it or so that users
> > can enable it without needing to enable 10/100 Ethernet.
>
> ... MII should still depend on ETHERNET, right?
> Just not limited to 10/100 Ethernet.

There is no such config symbol.  NET_ETHERNET means 10/100 ethernet.
Gigabit ethernet doesn't use the ETHERNET symbol (and doesn't use
this flavor of MII IIRC).
And all of this config space is surrounded by:

# All the following symbols are dependent on NETDEVICES - do not repeat
# that for each of the symbols.
if NETDEVICES

so it is actually
config MII
	depends on NETDEVICES

What do you suggest?

> > --- linux-2619-rc3-pv.orig/drivers/net/Kconfig
> > +++ linux-2619-rc3-pv/drivers/net/Kconfig
> > @@ -145,6 +145,13 @@ config NET_SB1000
> >  
> >  source "drivers/net/arcnet/Kconfig"
> >  
> > +config MII
> > +	tristate "Generic Media Independent Interface device support"
> > +	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 lacks MII.
> > +
> >  source "drivers/net/phy/Kconfig"
> >  
> >  #
> > @@ -180,14 +187,6 @@ config NET_ETHERNET
> >  	  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


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~Randy
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