Re: [PATCH] 6lowpan: Allow 6LoWPAN to be modular

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Geert,

>>> Change config symbol 6LOWPAN from type bool to type tristate, so
>>> 6LoWPAN can be built modular, just like IPV6
>>> 
>>> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
>>> ---
>>> net/6lowpan/Kconfig | 2 +-
>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>> 
>>> diff --git a/net/6lowpan/Kconfig b/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
>>> index 028a5c6d1f61..e4a02ef55102 100644
>>> --- a/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/net/6lowpan/Kconfig
>>> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
>>> config 6LOWPAN
>>> -     bool "6LoWPAN Support"
>>> +     tristate "6LoWPAN Support"
>> 
>> is this a regression from the previous CONFIG_6LOWPAN separation that we introduced? If it is, then it might be easiest if Dave just takes it into his net tree. Otherwise I take it through bluetooth-next.
> 
> I hadn't thought about that... Checking...
> 
> Yes, I believe this is a regression.
> 
> In v3.16, my allmodconfig build had:
> 
> CONFIG_IEEE802154_6LOWPAN=m
> CONFIG_6LOWPAN_IPHC=m
> CONFIG_BT_6LOWPAN=y
> 
> Without my patch it has:
> 
> CONFIG_6LOWPAN=y
> CONFIG_IEEE802154_6LOWPAN=m
> CONFIG_BT_6LOWPAN=m
> 
> and iphc is what's in net/6lowpan/built-in.o now.

Acked-by: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>

Dave, I am fine if you just queue this up for 3.17-rc1.

Regards

Marcel