netdev: expose net_device_ops compat as config option

Now that most network device drivers in (all but one in x86_64 allmodconfig)
support net_device_ops. Expose it as a configuration parameter. Still
need to address even older 32 bit drivers, and other arch before
compatiablity can be scheduled for removal in some future release.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/Kconfig b/drivers/net/Kconfig
index 6b1af549b2ff..533cc411ee48 100644
--- a/drivers/net/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/Kconfig
@@ -26,6 +26,15 @@ menuconfig NETDEVICES
 # that for each of the symbols.
 if NETDEVICES
 
+config COMPAT_NET_DEV_OPS
+       default y
+       bool "Enable older network device API compatiablity"
+       ---help---
+          This option enables kernel compatiability with older network devices
+          that do not use net_device_ops interface.
+
+          If unsure, say Y.
+
 config IFB
         tristate "Intermediate Functional Block support"
         depends on NET_CLS_ACT