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* [PATCH net-next] nfp: add MAY_USE_DEVLINK dependency
@ 2017-05-31  8:16 Arnd Bergmann
  2017-05-31  8:57 ` Jakub Kicinski
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Arnd Bergmann @ 2017-05-31  8:16 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jakub Kicinski
  Cc: Simon Horman, Arnd Bergmann, David S. Miller, oss-drivers,
	netdev, linux-kernel

When devlink is configured as a loadable module, a built-in nfp driver
causes a link error:

drivers/net/built-in.o: In function `nfp_devlink_port_register':
(.text+0xb8b05): undefined reference to `devlink_port_type_eth_set'
drivers/net/built-in.o: In function `nfp_devlink_port_register':
(.text+0xb8b16): undefined reference to `devlink_port_split_set'

This adds a special Kconfig dependency on CONFIG_MAY_USE_DEVLINK
to avoid that combination and force nfp to be a module when NET_DEVLINK=m.

Fixes: 1851f93fd2ee ("nfp: add devlink support")
Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig
index 967d7ca8c28c..0d5a7b9203a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/netronome/Kconfig
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ config NFP
 	tristate "Netronome(R) NFP4000/NFP6000 NIC driver"
 	depends on PCI && PCI_MSI
 	depends on VXLAN || VXLAN=n
+	depends on MAY_USE_DEVLINK
 	---help---
 	  This driver supports the Netronome(R) NFP4000/NFP6000 based
 	  cards working as a advanced Ethernet NIC.  It works with both
-- 
2.9.0

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* Re: [PATCH net-next] nfp: add MAY_USE_DEVLINK dependency
  2017-05-31  8:16 [PATCH net-next] nfp: add MAY_USE_DEVLINK dependency Arnd Bergmann
@ 2017-05-31  8:57 ` Jakub Kicinski
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Jakub Kicinski @ 2017-05-31  8:57 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Arnd Bergmann
  Cc: Simon Horman, David S. Miller, oss-drivers, netdev, linux-kernel

On Wed, 31 May 2017 10:16:50 +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> When devlink is configured as a loadable module, a built-in nfp driver
> causes a link error:
> 
> drivers/net/built-in.o: In function `nfp_devlink_port_register':
> (.text+0xb8b05): undefined reference to `devlink_port_type_eth_set'
> drivers/net/built-in.o: In function `nfp_devlink_port_register':
> (.text+0xb8b16): undefined reference to `devlink_port_split_set'
> 
> This adds a special Kconfig dependency on CONFIG_MAY_USE_DEVLINK
> to avoid that combination and force nfp to be a module when NET_DEVLINK=m.

Thanks, this should be fixed in net-next already by commit 
d935bc84c940 ("nfp: add MAY_USE_DEVLINK dependency").  Same 
subject/commit title as yours :)

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