linux-kernel - [PATCH] net/mlx5e: add IPV6 dependency

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Date:   Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:12:04 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
        Matan Barak <matanb@...lanox.com>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@...lanox.com>,
        Matthew Finlay <matt@...lanox.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] net/mlx5e: add IPV6 dependency

The ethernet support now calls directly into the ipv6 core code, which
fails if IPV6 is a loadable module but mlx5 is built-in:

drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/en_tc.o: In function `mlx5e_create_encap_header_ipv6':
en_tc.c:(.text.mlx5e_create_encap_header_ipv6+0x110): undefined reference to `ip6_route_output_flags'

This adds a dependency to ensure that MLX5_CORE_EN can only be built
if we are able link the kernel successfully. The downside is that the
ethernet option can be hidden. Alternatively we could make MLX5_CORE
depend on "IPV6 || !IPV6", which would force MLX5_CORE to be a module
when IPV6 is, including in configurations where we don't use the ethernet
support at all.

Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
index ddb4ca4ff930..117170014e88 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/Kconfig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ config MLX5_CORE
 config MLX5_CORE_EN
 	bool "Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-4 Ethernet support"
 	depends on NETDEVICES && ETHERNET && PCI && MLX5_CORE
+	depends on IPV6=y || IPV6=n || MLX5_CORE=m
 	imply PTP_1588_CLOCK
 	default n
 	---help---
-- 
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