Re: linux-next: Tree for November 2 (wireless/wl1271)

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On Mon, Nov 02, 2009 at 10:01:35AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > Changes since 20091030:
> 
> 
> wl1271 build fails when CONFIG_INET=n.
> Should this driver depend on INET?
> 
> Why does this driver, unlike all other wireless drivers,
> want to use register_inetaddr_notifier()?
> 
> wl1271_main.c:(.text+0x271052): undefined reference to `unregister_inetaddr_notifier'
> wl1271_main.c:(.text+0x2714d7): undefined reference to `register_inetaddr_notifier'

Yeah, that driver is doing some filtering based on IPv4.

Luca, is that necessary?  If so, then we need a patch like the one below...?

John

>From ba823accfad68151d80503ff5fb04c049c9eadc2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2009 13:43:32 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] wl1271: depend on INET

wl1271_main.c:(.text+0x271052): undefined reference to `unregister_inetaddr_notifier'
wl1271_main.c:(.text+0x2714d7): undefined reference to `register_inetaddr_notifier'

Driver is doing some filtering based on IP addresses...

Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/Kconfig |    1 +
 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/Kconfig
index 33de7fa..785e024 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/Kconfig
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ config WL1251_SDIO
 config WL1271
 	tristate "TI wl1271 support"
 	depends on WL12XX && SPI_MASTER && GENERIC_HARDIRQS
+	depends on INET
 	select FW_LOADER
 	select CRC7
 	---help---
-- 
1.6.2.5

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John W. Linville		Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx			might be all we have.  Be ready.
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