netdev - Re: build #337 failed for 2.6.24-rc1-gb1d08ac In function `usbnet_set

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Message-ID: <20071101234443.GD7227@stusta.de>
Date:	Fri, 2 Nov 2007 00:44:43 +0100
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
Cc:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@....de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: build #337 failed for 2.6.24-rc1-gb1d08ac In function
	`usbnet_set_settings':

On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 04:32:18PM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
> On Thursday 01 November 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > The MII functions aren't available unless NET_ETHERNET=y.

The setting of CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET doesn't matter for this bug.

> > Howver, the MII functions aren't always needed...
> > 
> > David, any ideas on this one?
> 
> It's been several years since I looked at this.  It
> used to behave just fine.
> 
> Something must have changed in the not-too-distant
> past to have broken this mechanism...
>...

It seems to be an old bug.

The following combination of options is simply an unusual one:

CONFIG_MII=m
CONFIG_USB_USBNET=y
CONFIG_USB_USBNET_MII=n

> - Dave

cu
Adrian

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