I use this version only because I want to implement the Temac driver in the
link of
http://ozlabs.org/pipermail/linuxppc-embedded/2006-March/022365.html It
looks that the patches are specific for that version.
There is nothing special in the TEMAC driver that binds it to 2.6.16-rc5.
The patch was generated against and tested with that kernel version. That's all.
The patch will probably not apply cleanly to the more recent kernels. But
otherwise it should work.
In other words, feel free to use that TEMAC patch with the recent kernel.
I am trying to get a local link version of the hard TEMAC that is
part of the V4 FX FPGA working against a 2.6 Kernel. Would this be an
appropriate patch for that ?