Bug#723177: linux-image-3.10-3-kirkwood: please build with CONFIG_MARVELL_PHY=m
* Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org> [2013-11-10 09:58]:
> > I want to enable Wake On Lan on my qnap TS-119P II. In order to do this,
> > the kernel needs to use code that is specific to the marvell PHY,
> > m88e1318_get_wol and m88e1318_set_wol from drivers/net/phy/marvell.c to
> > be specific. This code can be built as a module when the
> > CONFIG_MARVELL_PHY option is set to “m”.
> >
> > Therefore, could you please set CONFIG_MARVELL_PHY=m for the kirkwood
> > kernel builds?
> Martin, I see that you disabled CONFIG_MARVELL_PHY in
> http://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/kernel?view=revision&revision=14178
> four years ago.
>
> Is that still relevant at all? If so, what options do we have here?
> Could the users of affected devices blacklist the module on their
> machines? Could the kernel driver be fixed upstream to not be active on
> devices that will be broken?
Unfortunately I cannot remember (and I cannot even read the commit
messages right now because Alioth is done). IIRC I disabled it based
on a recommendation from Lennert Buytenhek. Lennert, do you remember?
--
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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