netdev - Re: [PATCH] phylib: Don't allow core of phylib to build as a module

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Message-ID: <20080602163215.GA3400@loki.buserror.net>
Date:	Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:32:15 -0500
From:	Scott Wood <scottwood@...escale.com>
To:	Kumar Gala <galak@...nel.crashing.org>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] phylib: Don't allow core of phylib to build as a module

On Mon, Jun 02, 2008 at 11:25:14AM -0500, Kumar Gala wrote:
> The core provides functions like phy_read/phy_write.  Andy has recently 
> introduced board level workaround/fixups.  The problem is these 
> workarounds tend to use phy_read/phy_write and the board/platform code is 
> not built as modules.

So why not have those platforms select PHYLIB?

-Scott
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