# Re: \[PATCH\] net: NET\_VENDOR\_LITEX should depend on LITEX

- From: Joel Stanley \<joel@jms.id.au\>
- Date: 2021-08-31 13:37:13 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/08/1493286
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2021/08/1493265/t.md

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On Tue, 31 Aug 2021 at 13:21, Geert Uytterhoeven
[ref] wrote:
>
> LiteX Ethernet devices are only present on LiteX SoCs.  Hence add a
> dependency on LITEX, to prevent asking the user about drivers for these
> devices when configuring a kernel without LiteX SoC Builder support.

nak.

They can be present on any soc that uses them. We have an example in
mainline already; microwatt uses liteeth but is not a litex soc.

Cheers,

Joel

>
> Fixes: ee7da21ac4c3be1f ("net: Add driver for LiteX's LiteETH network interface")
> Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+renesas@glider.be>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/litex/Kconfig | 1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/Kconfig
> index 265dba414b41ec22..bfad1df1368866d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/litex/Kconfig
> @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
>  config NET_VENDOR_LITEX
>         bool "LiteX devices"
>         default y
> +       depends on LITEX || COMPILE_TEST
>         help
>           If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
>
> --
> 2.25.1
>
```