linux-kernel - Re: [RFC net-next v1 2/5] net: phy: remove MACSEC guard

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Message-ID: <056a153c-19d7-41bb-ac26-04410a2d0dc4@lunn.ch>
Date:   Fri, 11 Aug 2023 18:59:57 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     "Radu Pirea (NXP OSS)" <radu-nicolae.pirea@....nxp.com>
Cc:     hkallweit1@...il.com, linux@...linux.org.uk, davem@...emloft.net,
        edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        richardcochran@...il.com, sd@...asysnail.net,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC net-next v1 2/5] net: phy: remove MACSEC guard

On Fri, Aug 11, 2023 at 06:32:46PM +0300, Radu Pirea (NXP OSS) wrote:
> Allow the phy driver to build the MACSEC support even if
> CONFIG_MACSEC=N.

What is missing from this commit message is an answer to the question
'Why?'

     Andrew