linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: mvneta: bm: clarify dependencies

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Date:	Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:37:03 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	arnd@...db.de
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gregory.clement@...e-electrons.com,
	mw@...ihalf.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: mvneta: bm: clarify dependencies

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2016 22:47:14 +0100

> MVNETA_BM has a dependency on MVNETA, so we can only select the former
> if the latter is enabled. However, the code dependency is the reverse:
> The mvneta module can call into the mvneta_bm module, so mvneta cannot
> be a built-in if mvneta_bm is a module, or we get a link error:
> 
> drivers/net/built-in.o: In function `mvneta_remove':
> drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c:4211: undefined reference to `mvneta_bm_pool_destroy'
> drivers/net/built-in.o: In function `mvneta_bm_update_mtu':
> drivers/net/ethernet/marvell/mvneta.c:1034: undefined reference to `mvneta_bm_bufs_free'
> 
> This avoids the problem by further clarifying the dependency so that
> MVNETA_BM is a silent Kconfig option that gets turned on by the
> new MVNETA_BM_ENABLE option. This way both the core HWBM module and
> the MVNETA_BM code are always built-in when needed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Fixes: dc35a10f68d3 ("net: mvneta: bm: add support for hardware buffer management")

Applied.