Re: [patch] Re: 2.3.49 - rrunner does not build too...

From: Jes Sorensen (jes@alancoxonachip.com)
Date: Sat Mar 04 2000 - 04:19:46 EST


>>>>> "Jeff" == Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com> writes:

Jeff> Urg.... This is precisely what we are trying to move __away__
Jeff> from in 2.3.x.

Jeff> The code at the top should look like

Jeff> #if old_kernel_version #define netif_running(dev) ... #endif

Jeff> You should not be wrapping standard kernel functions as it only
Jeff> serves to obscure the code.

Jeff, there is nothing wrong with that patch. If you want to go on a
crusade cleaning up this sort of stuff, then there are plent of other
drivers where the entire driver has redefined everything. Yes it would
be slightly cleaner to do it as say, but it's not exactly a big deal.

Jes

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