netdev - Re: [patch 01/21] usb net: asix does not really need 10/100mbit

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Date:	Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:09:31 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, vapier@...too.org, david-b@...bell.net,
	greg@...ah.com
Subject: Re: [patch 01/21] usb net: asix does not really need 10/100mbit

akpm@...ux-foundation.org wrote:
> From: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
> 
> The asix usb driver currently depends on NET_ETHERNET which means you
> cannot enable this driver if you only have 1000mbit enabled in your kernel.
> Since there is no real dependency between the NET_ETHERNET portion and the
> asix driver, simply drop it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Frysinger <vapier@...too.org>
> Cc: Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
> Cc: Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
> Cc: David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/usb/Kconfig |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff -puN drivers/net/usb/Kconfig~usb-net-asix-does-not-really-need-10-100mbit drivers/net/usb/Kconfig
> --- a/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig~usb-net-asix-does-not-really-need-10-100mbit
> +++ a/drivers/net/usb/Kconfig
> @@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ config USB_USBNET
>  
>  config USB_NET_AX8817X
>  	tristate "ASIX AX88xxx Based USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapters"
> -	depends on USB_USBNET && NET_ETHERNET
> +	depends on USB_USBNET
>  	select CRC32
>  	default y

applied

man, NET_ETHERNET is woefully misnamed


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