>>>>> "Rogier" == Rogier Wolff <R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl> writes:
Rogier> Linus Torvalds wrote:
>> #define net_device device #define net_device_stats enet_statistics
>> #define dev_kfree_skb_irq(a) dev_kfree_skb(a) #define
>> netif_wake_queue(dev) clear_bit(0, &dev->tbusy) #define
>> netif_stop_queue(dev) set_bit(0, &dev->tbusy) #define
>> netif_queue_stopped(dev) ((dev)->tbusy != 0) #define
>> netif_running(dev) ((dev)->start != 0)
Rogier> FYI: There is "compatmac.h" in 2.2.x exactly for this purpose!
Rogier> Feel free to add stuff (like Linus just proposed) that you
Rogier> need for a network driver!
The problem with this is that the older kernels are never updated so
if you want to stick a driver into 2.2.12 for instance, you need to
keep the latest compat code in the driver itself.
Jes
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