netdev - Re: linux-next: Tree for Aug 31 (nixge.c and phy)

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Message-ID: <CAJYdmeOELPeG=xwkW5ODgQ+hVnHXFn6YOhtCaCdZS2z-uY2Uvw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 31 Aug 2018 10:52:34 -0700
From:   Moritz Fischer <moritz.fischer.private@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
Cc:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, sfr@...b.auug.org.au,
        linux-next@...r.kernel.org,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for Aug 31 (nixge.c and phy)

Andrew,

On Fri, Aug 31, 2018 at 10:54 AM Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch> wrote:
>
> > @@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ config NI_XGE_MANAGEMENT_ENET
> >         tristate "National Instruments XGE management enet support"
> >         depends on HAS_IOMEM && HAS_DMA
> >         select PHYLIB
> > -       select OF_MDIO
> >         help
> >           Simple LAN device for debug or management purposes. Can
> >           support either 10G or 1G PHYs via SFP+ ports.
>
> Hi Moritz
>
> Since you are targeting both DT and non-DT systems, you cannot
> unconditionally select OF_MDIO
>
> What might work is
>
>          select OF_MDIO if OF

Sounds good. What's the process here? Follow-up patch to net-next?

Thanks again,

Moritz