# Re: \[PATCH net-next v12 2/5\] netvsc: refactor notifier/event handling code to use the failover framework

- From: Stephen Hemminger \<stephen@networkplumber.org\>
- Date: 2018-05-25 22:34:56 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2018/05/11097379
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2018/05/11097172/t.md

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On Thu, 24 May 2018 09:55:14 -0700
Sridhar Samudrala [ref] wrote:

> --- a/drivers/net/hyperv/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/hyperv/Kconfig
> @@ -2,5 +2,6 @@ config HYPERV_NET
>  	tristate "Microsoft Hyper-V virtual network driver"
>  	depends on HYPERV
>  	select UCS2_STRING
> +	select FAILOVER

When I take a working kernel config, add the patches then do
make oldconfig

It is not autoselecting FAILOVER, it prompts me for it. This means
if user says no then a non-working netvsc device is made.
```