If you build IXGBE=y, and MDIO_BUS=y, we currently fail the build like so: MODPOST vmlinux.o drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.o: In function `ixgbe_mdio_read': /mnt/data/src/kernel/git-trees/linux-dj/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:8801: undefined reference to `mdiobus_read' drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.o: In function `ixgbe_remove': /mnt/data/src/kernel/git-trees/linux-dj/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:11198: undefined reference to `mdiobus_unregister' drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.o: In function `ixgbe_mdio_write': /mnt/data/src/kernel/git-trees/linux-dj/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c:8824: undefined reference to `mdiobus_write' drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.o: In function `devm_mdiobus_alloc': /mnt/data/src/kernel/git-trees/linux-dj/./include/linux/phy.h:264: undefined reference to `devm_mdiobus_alloc_size' drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.o: In function `ixgbe_mii_bus_init': /mnt/data/src/kernel/git-trees/linux-dj/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c:955: undefined reference to `devm_mdiobus_free' /mnt/data/src/kernel/git-trees/linux-dj/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_phy.c:952: undefined reference to `__mdiobus_register' Makefile:1027: recipe for target 'vmlinux' failed make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1
full .config is at http://paste.debian.net/1058334/ Dave