Re: build #337 failed for 2.6.24-rc1-gb1d08ac In function`usbnet_set_settings':

[Adrian Bunk]

On Thu, Nov 01, 2007 at 04:32:18PM -0700, David Brownell wrote:
> On Thursday 01 November 2007, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > The MII functions aren't available unless NET_ETHERNET=y.

The setting of CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET doesn't matter for this bug.

> > Howver, the MII functions aren't always needed...
> > 
> > David, any ideas on this one?
> 
> It's been several years since I looked at this.  It
> used to behave just fine.
> 
> Something must have changed in the not-too-distant
> past to have broken this mechanism...
>...

It seems to be an old bug.

The following combination of options is simply an unusual one:

CONFIG_MII=m
CONFIG_USB_USBNET=y
CONFIG_USB_USBNET_MII=n

> - Dave

cu
Adrian

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