netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ethernet/intel: fix PTP_1588

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Date:   Tue, 3 Aug 2021 13:54:55 -0700
From:   Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
Cc:     Nicolas Pitre <nico@...xnic.net>,
        "Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>,
        "Brandeburg, Jesse" <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        "Nguyen, Anthony L" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Kurt Kanzenbach <kurt@...utronix.de>,
        "Saleem, Shiraz" <shiraz.saleem@...el.com>,
        "Ertman, David M" <david.m.ertman@...el.com>,
        "intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ethernet/intel: fix PTP_1588_CLOCK
 dependencies


On Tue, Aug 03, 2021 at 07:00:49PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

> If you turn all those 'select' lines into 'depends on', this will work, but it's
> not actually much different from what I'm suggesting.

"depends" instead of "select" works for me.  I just want it simple and clear.

> Maybe we can do it
> in two steps: first fix the build failure by replacing all the 'imply'
> statements
> with the correct dependencies, and then you send a patch on top that
> turns PPS and PTP_1588_CLOCK into bool options.

Sounds good.

Thanks,
Richard