On Fri, 28 Jun 2019 10:52:27 -0700, Catherine Sullivan wrote: > > > +if NET_VENDOR_GOOGLE > > > + > > > +config GVE > > > + tristate "Google Virtual NIC (gVNIC) support" > > > + depends on (PCI_MSI && X86) > > > > We usually prefer for drivers not to depend on the platform unless > > really necessary, but IDK how that applies to the curious new world > > of NICs nobody can buy :) > > This is the only platform it will ever need to run on so we would really > prefer to not have to support others :)
I think the motivation is partially to force the uniform use of generic APIs across the drivers, so that re-factoring of core code is easier. Do you have any specific pain-points in mind where x86 dependency simplifies things? If not I think it's a better default to not have it. Not a big deal, though.
