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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 08/11] arm64: defconfig: build r8169 as a module
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To:     Marcel Ziswiler <marcel@ziswiler.com>,
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References: <20220114141507.395271-1-marcel@ziswiler.com>
 <20220114141507.395271-9-marcel@ziswiler.com>
From:   Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzk@kernel.org>
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On 14/01/2022 15:15, Marcel Ziswiler wrote:
> From: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@toradex.com>
> 
> Build Realtek Gigabit Ethernet driver as a module.
> 
> Network cards based on chipsets this driver supports are ubiquitous both
> in regular PCIe as well as mini-PCIe and nowadays even various M.2
> formats. It is therefore a suitable card to be used for any kind of PCIe
> and/or Gigabit Ethernet testing. As it is not designed in, just enabling
> it as a module seems most suitable.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Marcel Ziswiler <marcel.ziswiler@toradex.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> Changes in v2:
> - Explain why enabling it may be a good idea as requested by Krzysztof.
> 
>  arch/arm64/configs/defconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> 


Reviewed-by: Krzysztof Kozlowski <krzysztof.kozlowski@canonical.com>


Best regards,
Krzysztof