| Message ID | 20090321053718.453648503@vyatta.com |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
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From: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:36:44 -0700 > Now that most network device drivers in (all but one in x86_64 allmodconfig) > support net_device_ops. Expose it as a configuration parameter. Still > need to address even older 32 bit drivers, and other arch before > compatiablity can be scheduled for removal in some future release. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Applied. -- 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
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig 2009-03-20 12:36:10.802902100 -0700 +++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig 2009-03-20 12:43:55.464652333 -0700 @@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ menuconfig NETDEVICES # that for each of the symbols. if NETDEVICES +config COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS + default y + bool "Enable older network device API compatiablity" + ---help--- + This option enables kernel compatiability with older network devices + that do not use net_device_ops interface. + + If unsure, say Y. + config IFB tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support" depends on NET_CLS_ACT --- a/net/Kconfig 2009-03-20 12:35:21.319088970 -0700 +++ b/net/Kconfig 2009-03-20 12:43:03.535841778 -0700 @@ -24,9 +24,6 @@ if NET menu "Networking options" -config COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS - def_bool y - source "net/packet/Kconfig" source "net/unix/Kconfig" source "net/xfrm/Kconfig"
Now that most network device drivers in (all but one in x86_64 allmodconfig) support net_device_ops. Expose it as a configuration parameter. Still need to address even older 32 bit drivers, and other arch before compatiablity can be scheduled for removal in some future release. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> --- drivers/net/Kconfig | 9 +++++++++ net/Kconfig | 3 --- 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)