linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] dimlib: make DIMLIB a hidden symbol

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Date:   Mon, 30 Sep 2019 21:34:05 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Uwe Kleine-König <uwe@...ine-koenig.org>,
        Tal Gilboa <talgi@...lanox.com>
Cc:     Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] dimlib: make DIMLIB a hidden symbol

Hi Uwe, Tal,

On Sat, Sep 21, 2019 at 7:50 PM Uwe Kleine-König <uwe@...ine-koenig.org> wrote:
> According to Tal Gilboa the only benefit from DIM comes from a driver
> that uses it. So it doesn't make sense to make this symbol user visible,
> instead all drivers that use it should select it (as is already the case
> AFAICT).
>
> Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-König <uwe@...ine-koenig.org>

Thanks for your patch!

> --- a/lib/Kconfig
> +++ b/lib/Kconfig
> @@ -555,8 +555,7 @@ config SIGNATURE
>           Implementation is done using GnuPG MPI library
>
>  config DIMLIB
> -       bool "DIM library"
> -       default y
> +       bool
>         help
>           Dynamic Interrupt Moderation library.
>           Implements an algorithm for dynamically change CQ moderation values

Thanks for fixing the first issue!

The second issue is still present: NET_VENDOR_BROADCOM (which defaults
to y, as all other NET_VENDOR_* symbols) should only be a gatekeeper for
the various Broadcom network driver config options, and should not select
DIMLIB.

Cfr. my earlier complaint in
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-rdma/alpine.DEB.2.21.1907021810220.13058@ramsan.of.borg/

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert


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