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

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Date:   Sat, 22 Apr 2017 01:10:44 +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

Sorry,

Back again, fighting cold, hot whiskey has been consumed...

Something like this would perhaps be a better solution:

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 60154a175bd3..fe192e247601 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1139,6 +1139,10 @@ static int mlx5_load_one(struct mlx5_core_dev
*dev, struct mlx5_priv *priv,

 #ifdef CONFIG_MLX5_CORE_EN
        mlx5_eswitch_attach(dev->priv.eswitch);
+#else
+       if (MLX5_CAP_GEN(dev, port_type) == MLX5_CAP_PORT_TYPE_ETH) {
+               dev_info(&pdev->dev, "Ethernet device discovered but
support not enabled in kernel.");
+       }
 #endif

        err = mlx5_sriov_attach(dev);

This is in no way tested and just a thought for now - I suspect that a
better message would be required though...