Re: [PATCHv3 1/2] ARM: exynos_defconfig: Enable rtl8152 ethernet driver for Odroid-XU4

From: Arnd Bergmann
Date: Thu Oct 08 2015 - 04:38:53 EST


On Thursday 08 October 2015 16:46:27 Krzysztof Kozlowski wrote:
> On 08.10.2015 16:41, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> > On Thursday 08 October 2015 03:48:36 Anand Moon wrote:
> >> diff --git a/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig b/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
> >> index 1ff2bfa..5d1937b 100644
> >> --- a/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
> >> +++ b/arch/arm/configs/exynos_defconfig
> >> @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DM=y
> >> CONFIG_DM_CRYPT=m
> >> CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y
> >> CONFIG_SMSC911X=y
> >> +CONFIG_USB_RTL8152=y
> >> CONFIG_USB_USBNET=y
> >> CONFIG_USB_NET_SMSC75XX=y
> >> CONFIG_USB_NET_SMSC95XX=y
> >
> > Can we make that a loadable module for multi_v7_defconfig?
>
> What about nfsroot boots? We were discussing this also here:
> http://linux-arm-kernel.infradead.narkive.com/lG5g4hrB/patch-arm-multi-v7-defconfig-enable-usb3503
>
> and actually I would be happy to see a confirmed policy about that.
> Everything should be a module for multi_v7?

We try to make as much as possible modular here, and NFS root is a corner
case: it's possible to do NFS root with an initramfs, but it's easier not
to. Is it something you do a lot on this hardware?

Arnd
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