Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: net: ethernet: mellanox: mlx4: let mlx4 depend on SMP

From: Chen Gang <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 18:08:16 +0800

On 05/18/2014 03:55 AM, Or Gerlitz wrote:
> On Sat, May 17, 2014 at 8:36 AM, David Miller <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>
>> From: Chen Gang <[email-masked]>
>> Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 13:26:16 +0800
>>
>>> 'struct irq_affinity_notify' and the related functions are only defined
>>> when SMP enabled, so at present, mlx4 has to only run under SMP.
>>>
>>> The related error (allmodconfig under unicore32):
>>
>> Making the entire driver depend upon SMP is not the answer,
> 
> 
> Indeed, we would do that just for the relevant portion,
> 

Thank you for your work.

And next, when I meet the case like this again, instead of sending
patch, I shall send suggestion message to the related members/experts.

Thanks.
-- 
Chen Gang

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