| To: | Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [RFC: 2.6 patch] make MII no longer user visible |
| From: | Adrian Bunk <bunk@xxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Sun, 15 May 2005 14:12:22 +0200 |
| Cc: | netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |
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On Fri, May 13, 2005 at 01:00:06PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> >MII is a classical example of a helper option no user should ever see.
>
> Incorrect.
>
> It's the classic example of an option that distributors may want to
> build as a module, even if no shipped modules need it, to enable net
> driver development and use in their kernel.
Every distibutor will have more than one net driver select'ing MII
enabled.
And if you are doing net driver development, you can always enable it in
your kernel.
> Jeff
cu
Adrian
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of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
"Only a promise," Lao Er said.
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