netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: pcs: xpcs: select PHYLINK in Kconfig

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Date:   Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:08:29 +0100
From:   "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        kbuild-all@...ts.01.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com, andrew@...n.ch,
        hkallweit1@...il.com, boon.leong.ong@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: pcs: xpcs: select PHYLINK in Kconfig

On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 05:48:00PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2022 05:49:57 +0800 kernel test robot wrote:
> > I love your patch! Yet something to improve:
> > 
> > [auto build test ERROR on net-next/master]
> > 
> > url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Jakub-Kicinski/net-pcs-xpcs-select-PHYLINK-in-Kconfig/20220621-042123
> > base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next.git dbca1596bbb08318f5e3b3b99f8ca0a0d3830a65
> > config: i386-tinyconfig
> > compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.3.0-3) 11.3.0
> > reproduce (this is a W=1 build):
> >         # https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commit/a3120516f7ee66896bb0d3c90fe653ce0cb3a09f
> >         git remote add linux-review https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux
> >         git fetch --no-tags linux-review Jakub-Kicinski/net-pcs-xpcs-select-PHYLINK-in-Kconfig/20220621-042123
> >         git checkout a3120516f7ee66896bb0d3c90fe653ce0cb3a09f
> >         make W=1 ARCH=i386  tinyconfig
> >         make W=1 ARCH=i386 
> > 
> > If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable
> > Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>
> > 
> > All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):
> > 
> > >> drivers/net/phy/Kconfig:16:error: recursive dependency detected!  
> >    drivers/net/phy/Kconfig:16: symbol PHYLIB is selected by PHYLINK
> >    drivers/net/phy/Kconfig:6: symbol PHYLINK is selected by PCS_XPCS
> >    drivers/net/pcs/Kconfig:8: symbol PCS_XPCS depends on MDIO_DEVICE
> >    drivers/net/mdio/Kconfig:6: symbol MDIO_DEVICE is selected by PHYLIB
> >    For a resolution refer to Documentation/kbuild/kconfig-language.rst
> >    subsection "Kconfig recursive dependency limitations"
> 
> Dunno what the best practice is in that case :S
> I'll leave this to the experts.

Would it work to make all the PCS drivers depend on PHYLINK ?

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