The kernel team has decided that it is less maintenance to keep config options consistent across all arches. The cost of an unused device module is negligible (especially on modern x86 platforms). The best fix is to convince upstream to qualify the config option by architecture or platform.
** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1308259 Title: ARM Cadence ethernet bloat in x86/_64 kernel. Status in “linux” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: /lib/modules/*/kernel/drivers/net/ethernet/cadence via- http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/1404.1/03429.html To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1308259/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp