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Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:00:30 -0700 From: "Kok, Auke" <auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com> To: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org> CC: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>, 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 Jeff Garzik wrote: > 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). speaking of that, shouldn't there be a NETIF_F_LRO ? Auke - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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