[PATCH ath-next] wifi: ar5523: don't select ATH_COMMON
From: Rosen Penev
Date: Sat Oct 24 2026 - 01:43:15 EST
ar5523 does not use anything from ath.ko, the module does not depend
on it. Selecting ATH_COMMON only builds ath.ko for nothing when no
other Atheros driver is enabled, so drop it.
Signed-off-by: Rosen Penev <rosenp@xxxxxxxxx>
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drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig
index 0d838c1e7b12..2ee9aadfe19e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ar5523/Kconfig
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
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
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2.56.0