On Fri, 25 May 2018 16:11:47 -0700
"Samudrala, Sridhar" [off-list ref] wrote:
On 5/25/2018 3:34 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
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On Thu, 24 May 2018 09:55:14 -0700
Sridhar Samudrala [off-list ref] wrote:
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--- 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.
With most libraries there is no prompt at all.