Re: [PATCH] be2net: make hwmon interface optional

[David Miller]

From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 18 May 2015 23:06:45 +0200

> The hwmon interface in the be2net driver causes a link error when
> be2net is built-in while the hwmon subsystem is a loadable module:
> 
> drivers/built-in.o: In function `be_probe':
> drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c:5761: undefined reference to `devm_hwmon_device_register_with_groups'
> 
> This adds a new Kconfig symbol, following the example of multiple
> other drivers that have the same problem. The new CONFIG_BE2NET_HWMON
> will not be available when (BE2NET=y && HWMON=m) to avoid this
> problem.
> 
> We have to also mark be_hwmon_show_temp as 'static' to ensure the
> compiler can optimize out all the unused code.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: 29e9122b3a ("be2net: Export board temperature using hwmon-sysfs interface.")

Applied, thanks.
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