linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] [v2] net: ethernet: ti-cpsw: fix linking built-in code to modules

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Message-ID: <8663692f-528f-4d68-8c35-136e5f1244dc@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:49:35 +0200
From: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@...el.com>
To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
CC: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, "David S.
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] [v2] net: ethernet: ti-cpsw: fix linking built-in
 code to modules

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 10:43:01 +0200

> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> There are six variants of the cpsw driver, sharing various parts of
> the code: davinci-emac, cpsw, cpsw-switchdev, netcp, netcp_ethss and
> am65-cpsw-nuss.

https://lore.kernel.org/all/20221119225650.1044591-10-alobakin@pm.me

:D

> 
> I noticed that this means some files can be linked into more than
> one loadable module, or even part of vmlinux but also linked into
> a loadable module, both of which mess up assumptions of the build
> system.

Thanks,
Olek