Thread (27 messages) 27 messages, 2 authors, 2026-07-31

Re: [PATCH v22 net-next 01/12] net/nebula-matrix: add minimum nbl build framework

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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-07-31 01:10:27
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On Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:53 +0800 illusion.wang wrote:
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+config NET_VENDOR_NEBULA_MATRIX
+	bool "Nebula-matrix devices"
+	default y
+	help
+	  If you have a network (Ethernet) card belonging to this class, say Y.
+	  Note that the answer to this question doesn't directly affect the
+	  kernel: saying N will just cause the configurator to skip all
+	  the questions about Nebula-matrix cards. If you say Y, you will be asked
+	  for your specific card in the following questions.
+
+if NET_VENDOR_NEBULA_MATRIX
+
+config NBL
+	tristate "Nebula-matrix Ethernet Controller m18110/m18000 support"
+	depends on PCI && (64BIT || COMPILE_TEST) && !CPU_BIG_ENDIAN
+	help
+	  This driver supports Nebula-matrix Ethernet Controller m18110/m18000
+	  Family of devices.  For more information about this product, go to
+	  the product description with smart NIC:
+
+	  <http://www.nebula-matrix.com>
Let's skip the "For more information.. " and the link the sentence
below pointing to Documentation is enough. 
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+	  More specific information on configuring the driver is in
+	  <file:Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/nebula-matrix/nbl.rst>.
+
+	  To compile this driver as a module, choose M here. The module
+	  will be called nbl.
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+enum {
+	NBL_CAP_HAS_CTRL_BIT,
+	NBL_CAP_HAS_NET_BIT,
+};
This enum is unused in the patch.
Please don't add unused code, it makes the submission hard to review.
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