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

- From: Samudrala, Sridhar \<sridhar.samudrala@intel.com\>
- Date: 2018-05-25 23:11:47 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2018/05/11097384
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2018/05/11097172/t.md

```text

On 5/25/2018 3:34 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> 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.

I see
   Generic failover module (FAILOVER) [M/y/?] (NEW)

So the user is given an option to either build as a Module or part of the
kernel. 'n' is not an option.
```