linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 21/28] net: wan: Add framer framework support

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Date:   Wed, 9 Aug 2023 07:24:32 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Herve Codina <herve.codina@...tlin.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
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        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski+dt@...aro.org>,
        Conor Dooley <conor+dt@...nel.org>, Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
        Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
        Qiang Zhao <qiang.zhao@....com>, Li Yang <leoyang.li@....com>,
        Liam Girdwood <lgirdwood@...il.com>,
        Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
        Jaroslav Kysela <perex@...ex.cz>,
        Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.com>,
        Shengjiu Wang <shengjiu.wang@...il.com>,
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        Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 21/28] net: wan: Add framer framework support

Hi,

On 8/9/23 06:27, Herve Codina wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/framer/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wan/framer/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..96ef1e7ba8eb
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/net/wan/framer/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +#
> +# FRAMER
> +#
> +
> +menu "Framer Subsystem"
> +
> +config GENERIC_FRAMER
> +	bool "Framer Core"

Just curious: any reason that this cannot be tristate (i.e., a loadable module)?
Thanks.

> +	help
> +	  Generic Framer support.
> +
> +	  This framework is designed to provide a generic interface for framer
> +	  devices present in the kernel. This layer will have the generic
> +	  API by which framer drivers can create framer using the framer
> +	  framework and framer users can obtain reference to the framer.
> +	  All the users of this framework should select this config.
> +
> +endmenu

-- 
~Randy