Re: [PATCH] net: Linn Ethernet Packet Sniffer driver

[Stathis Voukelatos <stathis.voukelatos@linn.co.uk>]

On 23/01/15 18:12, James Hogan wrote:
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/Kconfig 
>> b/drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/Kconfig
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 0000000..26b4f98
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/Kconfig
>> @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
>> +menuconfig PKT_SNIFFER
>> +    tristate "Linn packet sniffer support"
> Should the kconfig symbol have linn in the name, or should the prompt
> not have lin in the name?

No it should not actually, as this option enables the core (framework) 
driver.
Anybody could add a backend using the framework. Will change the text.

>> +
>> +config PKT_SNIFFER_ETHER
>> +    tristate "Ethernet packet sniffer"
>> +    depends on MIPS
> worth adding || COMPILE_TEST to get compile coverage on x86 allmodconfig
> builds, or does it have hard dependencies on the MIPS arch?
>

No hard dependencies on MIPS arch. Will change as you suggest.
Will implement your other recommendations too in the next version
of the patchset.

Thank you,
Stathis