[LEDE-DEV] [PATCH] Set ATH9K_STATION_STATISTICS when enabling ath9k debugging

[Toke Høiland-Jørgensen]

Felix Fietkau <nbd at nbd.name> writes:

> On 2016-08-23 11:55, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-4.4 b/target/linux/generic/config-4.4
>>>> index 8c30017..2f12982 100644
>>>> --- a/target/linux/generic/config-4.4
>>>> +++ b/target/linux/generic/config-4.4
>>>> @@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ CONFIG_ATA_SFF=y
>>>>  # CONFIG_ATH9K is not set
>>>>  # CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC is not set
>>>>  # CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG is not set
>>>> +# CONFIG_ATH9K_STATION_STATISTICS is not set
>>> This change is completely useless, ath9k is never enabled in the kernel
>>> config.
>> 
>> No, but if it's not in there, the mac80211 build disables it when
>> running `make allnoconfig` even if the Makefile sets it. Unless I've
>> missed some other way to prevent that?
> Aside from some generated bits, the mac80211 .config has nothing to do
> with the kernel config. Also, since the kernel build calls make
> oldconfig, this option will never actually end up being in the kernel
> dir .config at all. Simply leave it out and it'll work just fine.

Well, it didn't when I tried. The generated .config had it in there, but
after running `make allnoconfig` it disappeared. I can go test again,
but I spent quite a while tearing my hair out before coming up with this
solution...

-Toke