netdev - Re: [RFC] change the default Kconfig value of mlx5

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Date:   Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:51:15 +0200
From:   Ian Kumlien <ian.kumlien@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     saeedm@...lanox.com,
        Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] change the default Kconfig value of mlx5_en

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 9:47 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Ian Kumlien <ian.kumlien@...il.com>
> Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2017 21:45:00 +0200
>
>> The mellanox driver supports both ethernet and infiniband, but it
>> is located in the ethernet drivers - the ethernet support should
>> default to 'yes'.
>
> I don't have that card and I therefore perhaps don't want that driver
> in my builds.

Ah, sorry - really tired here, got it in to my head that this was just
a flag for
the driver to build the ethernet module, sorry

> This is not an appropriate change, sorry.

Nope, completely agree... sorry for the noise