From: Andrew Lunn <and...@lunn.ch>
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 09:58:25 +0100

> On Mon, Dec 28, 2015 at 12:44:27AM -0500, David Miller wrote:
>> From: David Miller <da...@davemloft.net>
>> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2015 00:32:43 -0500 (EST)
>> 
>> > From: Andrew Lunn <and...@lunn.ch>
>> > Date: Sun, 27 Dec 2015 12:58:25 +0100
>> > 
>> >> This patchset add ethtool support for reading statistics from the PHY.
>> >> The Marvell and Micrel Phys are then extended to report receiver
>> >> packet errors and idle errors.
>> >> 
>> >> v2:
>> >>   Fix linking when phylib is not enabled.
>> > 
>> > Series applied, thanks Andrew.
>> 
>> I have to revert this.
>> 
>> You can't call into PHY library code from net/core/ethtool.c,
>> because PHY lib can be modular.
> 
> O.K.
> 
> How about we change PHYLIB from a tristate to a bool?

Beforehand it could be modular just fine, and thus save space
for people who do not use it.
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