Hi,
I just went to check the current kernel for fun on my old P4-M based laptop.
I got the following message.
# DISTCC_HOSTS='' make oldconfig
scripts/kconfig/conf --oldconfig Kconfig
warning: (AX88796_93CX6 && NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && AX88796 || RTL8180 && NETDEVICES && WLAN && MAC80211 && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL || RTL8187 && NETDEVICES && WLAN && MAC80211 && USB || ADM8211 && NETDEVICES && WLAN && MAC80211 && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL || RT2400PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && PCI || RT2500PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && PCI || RT61PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && PCI || RT2800PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && (RT2800PCI_PCI || RT2800PCI_SOC) && EXPERIMENTAL || R8187SE && STAGING && !STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD && PCI && WLAN) selects EEPROM_93CX6 which has unmet direct dependencies (MISC_DEVICES)
warning: (AX88796_93CX6 && NETDEVICES && NET_ETHERNET && AX88796 || RTL8180 && NETDEVICES && WLAN && MAC80211 && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL || RTL8187 && NETDEVICES && WLAN && MAC80211 && USB || ADM8211 && NETDEVICES && WLAN && MAC80211 && PCI && EXPERIMENTAL || RT2400PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && PCI || RT2500PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && PCI || RT61PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && PCI || RT2800PCI && NETDEVICES && WLAN && RT2X00 && (RT2800PCI_PCI || RT2800PCI_SOC) && EXPERIMENTAL || R8187SE && STAGING && !STAGING_EXCLUDE_BUILD && PCI && WLAN) selects EEPROM_93CX6 which has unmet direct dependencies (MISC_DEVICES)
#
# configuration written to .config
#
I did even try to run make menuconfig and poke around but in the end am
still hitting this warning. I will actually disable the EEPROM_93CX6 as
a whole but maybe you care about why that happens. My .config is attached.
Happy New Year!
Martin