Re: [PATCH net-next v2] ethernet/intel: fix PTP_1588_CLOCK dependencies

On Tue, Aug 03, 2021 at 08:59:02AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:

It may well be a lost cause, but a build fix is not the time to nail down
that decision. The fix I proposed (with the added MAY_USE_PTP_1588_CLOCK
symbol) is only two extra lines and leaves everything else working for the
moment.

Well, then we'll have TWO ugly and incomprehensible Kconfig hacks,
imply and MAY_USE.

Can't we fix this once and for all?

Seriously, "imply" has been nothing but a major PITA since day one,
and all to save 22 kb.  I can't think of another subsystem which
tolerates so much pain for so little gain.

Thanks,
Richard

I would suggest we merge that first and then raise the question
about whether to give up on tinyfication on the summit list, there are a few
other things that have come up that would also benefit from trying less hard,
but if we overdo this, we can get to the point of hurting even systems that are
otherwise still well supported (64MB MIPS/ARMv5 SoCs, small boot partitions,
etc.).

        Arnd