| Message ID | 20090821102033.GA26577@rhlx01.hs-esslingen.de |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
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Andreas Mohr wrote: > Hi, > > when doing a "make oldconfig" recently, non-descriptive item "Micrel KSZ8842" > came up, and when I hit "?" to get more info, all I got was a tight-lipped > "This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 chip.". I see your pain > > Thanks, > > Andreas Mohr > > Signed-off-by: Andreas Mohr <andi@lisas.de> > > --- linux-2.6.31-rc6/drivers/net/Kconfig.orig 2009-08-21 12:00:31.000000000 +0200 > +++ linux-2.6.31-rc6/drivers/net/Kconfig 2009-08-21 12:09:13.000000000 +0200 > @@ -1727,7 +1727,8 @@ config KS8842 > tristate "Micrel KSZ8842" > depends on HAS_IOMEM > help > - This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 chip. > + This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 / KS8842 > + 2-port ethernet switch chip (managed, VLAN, QoS, PCI-based). Remove "PCI-based" This is a platform device, it is not PCI based. The KS8842 can sit behind PCI, ISA or VLB, this driver basically supports the ISA mappings. --Richard -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
--- linux-2.6.31-rc6/drivers/net/Kconfig.orig 2009-08-21 12:00:31.000000000 +0200 +++ linux-2.6.31-rc6/drivers/net/Kconfig 2009-08-21 12:09:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -1727,7 +1727,8 @@ config KS8842 tristate "Micrel KSZ8842" depends on HAS_IOMEM help - This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 chip. + This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 / KS8842 + 2-port ethernet switch chip (managed, VLAN, QoS, PCI-based). config KS8851 tristate "Micrel KS8851 SPI"
Hi, when doing a "make oldconfig" recently, non-descriptive item "Micrel KSZ8842" came up, and when I hit "?" to get more info, all I got was a tight-lipped "This platform driver is for Micrel KSZ8842 chip.". I don't need to know whether this is a platform driver or not, I want to know _what_ the h*ll this thing does, to quickly decide (and then get on with handling the other 150 upcoming config items) whether the machine I'm running oldconfig on might actually have this particular metal-pinned beast soldered somewhere or not. Thanks, Andreas Mohr Signed-off-by: Andreas Mohr <andi@lisas.de> -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html