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SubjectRe: [PATCH v7 3/8] thunderbolt: Kconfig for Thunderbolt Networking
On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 04:43:36PM +0300, Amir Levy wrote:
> Update to the Kconfig Thunderbolt description to add
> Thunderbolt networking as an option.
> The menu item "Thunderbolt support" now offers:
> "Apple Hardware Support" (existing)
> and/or
> "Thunderbolt Networking" (new)
>
> You can choose the driver for your platform or build both drivers -
> each driver will detect if it can run on the specific platform.
> If the Thunderbolt Networking option is chosen, Thunderbolt Networking
> will be enabled between Linux non-Apple systems, macOS and
> Windows based systems.
> Thunderbolt Networking will not affect any other Thunderbolt feature that
> was previous available to Linux users on either Apple or
> non-Apple platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Amir Levy <amir.jer.levy@intel.com>
> ---
> drivers/thunderbolt/Kconfig | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++----
> drivers/thunderbolt/Makefile | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/thunderbolt/Kconfig b/drivers/thunderbolt/Kconfig
> index c121acc..376e5bb 100644
> --- a/drivers/thunderbolt/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/thunderbolt/Kconfig
> @@ -1,13 +1,32 @@
> -menuconfig THUNDERBOLT
> - tristate "Thunderbolt support for Apple devices"
> +config THUNDERBOLT
> + tristate "Thunderbolt support"
> depends on PCI
> select CRC32
> help
> - Cactus Ridge Thunderbolt Controller driver
> + Thunderbolt Controller driver
> +
> +if THUNDERBOLT
> +
> +config THUNDERBOLT_APPLE
> + tristate "Apple hardware support"
> + help
> This driver is required if you want to hotplug Thunderbolt devices on
> Apple hardware.
>
> Device chaining is currently not supported.
>
> - To compile this driver a module, choose M here. The module will be
> + To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module will be
> called thunderbolt.
> +
> +config THUNDERBOLT_ICM

You are adding a config option here that is not used in the tree yet.
Please wait until you need the option to actually add it :)

You might just want to do the APPLE stuff here, that way you can drop in
the networking stuff in a simple patch at the end of this series.

thanks,

greg k-h

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