linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers/net/ethernet/3com: Drop EISA dependency from VORTEX

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Date:	Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:48:01 +0100
From:	Markos Chandras <markos.chandras@...il.com>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	Markos Chandras <markos.chandras@...tec.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers/net/ethernet/3com: Drop EISA dependency from VORTEX

On 11 June 2013 17:30, Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com> wrote:
> On 13-06-11 10:57 AM, Markos Chandras wrote:
>> The Vortex driver depends on PCI with optional support for EISA.
>>
>> This fixes build problems when EISA is selected but not PCI.
>>
>> drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c:1031:2: error: implicit declaration of
>> function 'pci_iomap' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
>> drivers/net/ethernet/3com/3c59x.c:1044:3: error: implicit declaration of
>> function 'pci_iounmap' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
>>
>> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
>> Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
>> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Markos Chandras <markos.chandras@...tec.com>
>> ---
>>  drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
>> index 1c71c76..5c67f44 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/3com/Kconfig
>> @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ config PCMCIA_3C589
>>
>>  config VORTEX
>>       tristate "3c590/3c900 series (592/595/597) \"Vortex/Boomerang\" support"
>> -     depends on (PCI || EISA) && HAS_IOPORT
>> +     depends on PCI && HAS_IOPORT
>
> How can this fix it?  The way I read your change is that you
> have now made it impossible to select for EISA=y and PCI=n,
> thus breaking EISA only configurations who would find their
> driver support gone when they run "make oldconfig".
>
> P.
> --
>
>>       select NET_CORE
>>       select MII
>>       ---help---
>>
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Hi Paul,

The driver does not seem to build if you only have EISA=y and PCI=n.
Does this driver really support EISA only
configurations? Reading the code it seems to me that the PCI support
is mandatory for the driver to build and work.

--
Regards,
Markos Chandras
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