netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: Move MII out from under NET

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Date:	Tue, 18 Jun 2013 03:02:02 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: Move MII out from under NET_CORE and
 hide it

On Tue, 2013-06-18 at 03:24 +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> All drivers that select MII also need to select NET_CORE because MII
> depends on it.  This is a bit ridiculous because NET_CORE is just a
> menu option that doesn't enable any code by itself.
> 
> There is also no need for it to be a visible option, since its users
> all select it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
> ---
>  arch/cris/arch-v10/drivers/Kconfig             |    1 -
>  arch/cris/arch-v32/drivers/Kconfig             |    1 -
>  drivers/net/Kconfig                            |   10 +++-------
>  drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig              |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/Kconfig                   |    4 ----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/adaptec/Kconfig           |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/adi/Kconfig               |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/allwinner/Kconfig         |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/amd/Kconfig               |    2 --
>  drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/Kconfig           |    4 ----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/Kconfig          |    2 --
>  drivers/net/ethernet/cirrus/Kconfig            |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/davicom/Kconfig           |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/Kconfig         |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/dlink/Kconfig             |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/faraday/Kconfig           |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/freescale/fs_enet/Kconfig |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/icplus/Kconfig            |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/Kconfig             |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/Kconfig            |    4 ----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/nuvoton/Kconfig           |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/Kconfig  |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/packetengines/Kconfig     |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/rdc/Kconfig               |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/realtek/Kconfig           |    3 ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig           |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/sgi/Kconfig               |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/sis/Kconfig               |    2 --
>  drivers/net/ethernet/smsc/Kconfig              |    5 -----
>  drivers/net/ethernet/stmicro/stmmac/Kconfig    |    1 -
>  drivers/net/ethernet/via/Kconfig               |    2 --
>  drivers/net/usb/Kconfig                        |    4 ----
>  drivers/staging/silicom/Kconfig                |    1 -
>  33 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-) 

Acked-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

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