linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: usb: lan78xx: add weak dependency with micrel phy module

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Message-ID: <8a267e73-1acc-480f-a9b3-6c4517ba317a@lunn.ch>
Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 00:57:05 +0200
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez <jtornosm@...hat.com>
Cc: UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, kuba@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
	lucas.demarchi@...el.com, mcgrof@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com, woojung.huh@...rochip.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: usb: lan78xx: add weak dependency with micrel phy
 module

> For the commented case, I have included only one phy because it is the hardware
> that I have, but other phy devices (modules) are possible and they can be some.

So this the whole whacker a mole problem. It works for you but fails
for 99% of users. How is this helping us?

Maybe a better solution is to first build an initramfs with
everything, plus the kitchen sink. Boot it, and then look at what has
been loaded in order to get the rootfs mounted. Then update the
initramfs with just what is needed? That should be pretty generic,
with throw out networking ig NFS root is not used, just load JFFS2 and
a NAND driver if it was used for the rootfs, etc.

	  Andrew