linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4][RFC] lro: Kconfig and Makefile

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Message-ID: <46AE1383.3050305@garzik.org>
Date:	Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:36:19 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Jan-Bernd Themann <ossthema@...ibm.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Christoph Raisch <raisch@...ibm.com>,
	Jan-Bernd Themann <themann@...ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-ppc <linuxppc-dev@...abs.org>,
	Marcus Eder <meder@...ibm.com>,
	Thomas Klein <tklein@...ibm.com>,
	Stefan Roscher <stefan.roscher@...ibm.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@...i.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4][RFC] lro: Kconfig and Makefile

Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Why make this a user selectable option at all? Unless you want
> to deal with out of tree drivers (not my problem), it should be hidden
> to avoid having to explain an support it.


In this case it's an optional library kernel module.  That seems to be a 
common setup for library modules.  We do the same with CONFIG_MII and 
drivers/net/mii.ko as well.

Originally it was done purely in the Makefile, but that does not account 
for net drivers in sub-directories (or out of tree as you point out).

	Jeff


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