RE: [PATCH net-next v2] ethernet/intel: fix PTP_1588_CLOCK dependencies

[Keller, Jacob E]

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> Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ethernet/intel: fix PTP_1588_CLOCK
> dependencies
> 
> On Mon, Aug 02, 2021 at 07:54:20PM +0000, Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > So go back to "select"?
> 
> Why not keep it simple?
> 
> PTP core:
>    Boolean PTP_1588_CLOCK
> 
> drivers:
>    depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK
> 
> Also, make Posix timers always part of the core.  Tinification is a
> lost cause.
> 
> Thanks,
> Richard

Ok, so basically: if any driver that needs PTP core is on, PTP core is on, with no way to disable it.

Thanks,
Jake