Return-path: Received: from xenotime.net ([72.52.64.118]:35914 "HELO xenotime.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1756719AbZLUQJc (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Dec 2009 11:09:32 -0500 Received: from chimera.site ([96.253.169.185]) by xenotime.net for ; Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:09:28 -0800 Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:09:28 -0800 From: Randy Dunlap To: "Philip A. Prindeville" Cc: wireless Subject: Re: Can't turn off SSB (CONFIG_SSB)? Message-Id: <20091221080928.cc7c19ee.rdunlap@xenotime.net> In-Reply-To: <4B2EF7FB.1080901@redfish-solutions.com> References: <4B2ECC72.40703@redfish-solutions.com> <20091220175033.36980f35.rdunlap@xenotime.net> <4B2EF7FB.1080901@redfish-solutions.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 20:22:19 -0800 Philip A. Prindeville wrote: > On 12/20/2009 05:50 PM, Randy Dunlap wrote: > > On Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:16:34 -0800 Philip A. Prindeville wrote: > > > >> I'm building images for an EMBEDDED platform, and forcing CONFIG_SSB_POSSIBLE=n, but I'm still seeing: > > > > What $ARCH ? > > i586. > > > > > >> * > >> * Sonics Silicon Backplane > >> * > >> Sonics Silicon Backplane support (SSB) [M/y/?] (NEW) n > >> > >> Support for the Sonics Silicon Backplane bus. > >> You only need to enable this option, if you are > >> configuring a kernel for an embedded system with > >> this bus. > >> It will be auto-selected if needed in other > >> environments. > >> > >> The module will be called ssb. > >> > >> If unsure, say N. > >> > >> Sonics Silicon Backplane support (SSB) [M/y/?] (NEW) n > >> > >> Support for the Sonics Silicon Backplane bus. > >> You only need to enable this option, if you are > >> configuring a kernel for an embedded system with > >> this bus. > >> It will be auto-selected if needed in other > >> environments. > >> > >> The module will be called ssb. > >> > >> If unsure, say N. > >> > >> Sonics Silicon Backplane support (SSB) [M/y/?] (NEW) > >> > >> > >> > >> And why does arch/x86/configs/i386_defconfig nail up CONFIG_SSB_POSSIBLE? > > > > That just means that SSB support is possible: > > > > config SSB_POSSIBLE > > bool > > depends on HAS_IOMEM && HAS_DMA > > default y > > > > Shouldn't be a problem. > > > >> This is with 2.6.27.38. > >> > >> And what are the steps to figuring out the dependency that keeps forcing it on? Something must be doing a "select SSB" but I'm not sure what. > > > > Are you using b43 or b44 network drivers? > > Neither. > > I can attach the .config we're using, if you want... Sure, if you are still having problems with it. --- ~Randy