netdev - Re: [patch 12/12] Configure out ethtool support

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Message-ID: <20080730140136.42223e3c@extreme>
Date:	Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:01:36 -0700
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com>
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, jeff@...zik.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, mpm@...enic.com
Subject: Re: [patch 12/12] Configure out ethtool support

On Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:48:49 +0200
Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@...e-electrons.com> wrote:

> Le Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:37:27 -0700,
> Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> a écrit :
> 
> > This option needs to be forced on when bridging or bonding is
> > selected.
> 
> Do you mean something like the following fixup patch ?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Thomas
> 
> Make sure ETHTOOL support is selected when bonding and bridging are
> requested.

Yes, but still concerned that the loss of functionality. The kernel developers
have been preaching to get rid of module parameters for configuration, and use
a standard interfaces such as ethtool;then the embedded folks want to save a
meager 6K.
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