netdev - Re: [patch 12/12] Configure out ethtool support

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Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:48:49 +0200
From:	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jeff@...zik.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, mpm@...enic.com
Subject: Re: [patch 12/12] Configure out ethtool support

Le Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:37:27 -0700,
Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> a écrit :

> This option needs to be forced on when bridging or bonding is
> selected.

Do you mean something like the following fixup patch ?

Thanks,

Thomas

Make sure ETHTOOL support is selected when bonding and bridging are
requested.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>

---
 drivers/net/Kconfig |    1 +
 net/bridge/Kconfig  |    1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+)

Index: linuxdev/drivers/net/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linuxdev.orig/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ linuxdev/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 config BONDING
 	tristate "Bonding driver support"
 	depends on INET
+	select ETHTOOL
 	---help---
 	  Say 'Y' or 'M' if you wish to be able to 'bond' multiple Ethernet
 	  Channels together. This is called 'Etherchannel' by Cisco,
Index: linuxdev/net/bridge/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linuxdev.orig/net/bridge/Kconfig
+++ linuxdev/net/bridge/Kconfig
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	tristate "802.1d Ethernet Bridging"
 	select LLC
 	select STP
+	select ETHTOOL
 	---help---
 	  If you say Y here, then your Linux box will be able to act as an
 	  Ethernet bridge, which means that the different Ethernet segments it


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