Return-path: Received: from sabertooth01.qualcomm.com ([65.197.215.72]:37921 "EHLO sabertooth01.qualcomm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752982Ab2LCNDG (ORCPT ); Mon, 3 Dec 2012 08:03:06 -0500 From: Vladimir Kondratiev To: "John W. Linville" , "Luis R. Rodriguez" CC: Kalle Valo , Johannes Berg , Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] wireless: allow Atheros card to not depend on ath.ko Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 15:03:00 +0200 Message-ID: <2070615.GY0XtkW6tW@lx-vladimir> (sfid-20121203_140311_162256_7F96975E) In-Reply-To: <1967408.WlU5HIbjCs@lx-vladimir> References: <1352978222-13866-1-git-send-email-qca_vkondrat@qca.qualcomm.com> <20121128141319.GA9118@tuxdriver.com> <1967408.WlU5HIbjCs@lx-vladimir> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Hi, Any input? Luis: does it reflect reality with Atheros drivers dependency now? Thanks, Vladimir On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 06:57:19 PM Vladimir Kondratiev wrote: > > There are 2 different things: > - sub-menu for "Atheros Wireless cards" family > - module ath.ko with common Atheros code > > Until now, they both used to depend on the same Kconfig variable ATH_COMMON. > Thus, being "Atheros card" and "depending on ath.ko" was the same. > > To allow module to belong to the > "Atheros Wireless cards" family but not use ath.ko, > 2 conditions above need to be separated. > > So, this patch introduce new Kconfig variable ATH_CARDS for belonging > to the "Atheros Wireless Cards" family; while ATH_COMMON becomes hidden > variable to express dependency on common Atheros code in ath.ko. Modules > that depend on this common code now express it by setting ATH_COMMON. > > Right now, ath6kl do not depend on common code and thus do not set ATH_COMMON. > > Signed-off-by: Vladimir Kondratiev > --- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig | 7 +++++-- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig | 1 + > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig | 1 + > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig | 1 + > drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig | 1 + > 5 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig > index c25dcf1..1a67a4f 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/Kconfig > @@ -1,4 +1,7 @@ > -menuconfig ATH_COMMON > +config ATH_COMMON > + tristate > + > +menuconfig ATH_CARDS > tristate "Atheros Wireless Cards" > depends on CFG80211 && (!UML || BROKEN) > ---help--- > @@ -14,7 +17,7 @@ menuconfig ATH_COMMON > > http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/Atheros > > -if ATH_COMMON > +if ATH_CARDS > > config ATH_DEBUG > bool "Atheros wireless debugging" > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig > index 11d99ee..0d320cc 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig > @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ > config AR5523 > tristate "Atheros AR5523 wireless driver support" > depends on MAC80211 && USB > + select ATH_COMMON > select FW_LOADER > ---help--- > This module add support for AR5523 based USB dongles such as D-Link > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig > index 338c5c4..c9f81a3 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/Kconfig > @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ > config ATH5K > tristate "Atheros 5xxx wireless cards support" > depends on (PCI || ATHEROS_AR231X) && MAC80211 > + select ATH_COMMON > select MAC80211_LEDS > select LEDS_CLASS > select NEW_LEDS > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig > index c7aa664..5fc15bf 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig > @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ config ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT > config ATH9K > tristate "Atheros 802.11n wireless cards support" > depends on MAC80211 > + select ATH_COMMON > select ATH9K_HW > select MAC80211_LEDS > select LEDS_CLASS > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > index 267d5dc..13a2045 100644 > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/Kconfig > @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ > config CARL9170 > tristate "Linux Community AR9170 802.11n USB support" > depends on USB && MAC80211 && EXPERIMENTAL > + select ATH_COMMON > select FW_LOADER > select CRC32 > help >