Re: [PATCH] bcm43xx: do not rebuild when kernel version changes

From: Michael Buesch
Date: Sat Mar 03 2007 - 16:11:36 EST


On Saturday 03 March 2007 22:03, Larry Finger wrote:
> Michael Buesch wrote:
> > On Saturday 03 March 2007 20:03, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> >> Replacing use of UTS_RELEASE with utsname()->release
> >> avoids that this module is rebuild each
> >> time the kernel version changes.
> >>
> >> Compile tested only.
> >
> > I vote to get rid of the whole bcm43xx_ethtool.c file, as it's useless.
> > It will vanish with the advent of d80211, anyway.
> > Larry?
>
> Is bcm43xx_ethtool.c really useless?

Yes it is useless.
1) There isn't really anything ethtool related implemented. Just the useless info stuff.
2) ethtool is rather useless for wireless in general (that's why there isn't
anything implemented ;) )

Please remove the file, kill it from Makefile and remove the ethtool
ops set in main.c (one line).

--
Greetings Michael.
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