From: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@yahoo.de>
To: The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc Networking
<b.a.t.m.a.n@lists.open-mesh.org>
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [RFC] batman-adv: Remove compat code for kernel versions < 2.6.29
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 21:11:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <201107172111.32232.lindner_marek@yahoo.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1310899392-1941-1-git-send-email-sven@narfation.org>
On Sunday, July 17, 2011 12:43:12 Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> The removal of the HAVE_NET_DEVICE_OPS in the kernel sources by David S.
> Miller makes it hard to implement compatibility code using compat.(c|h).
> Either the sources of the kernel and the external module have to diverge
> again or more complex workarounds have to be found.
>
> Dropping support for kernels older than 2.6.29 will remove the dead ballast
> of stuff older than two years. People which need it can revert
> 7f1b7b837c205e413a7aa078a47ec96f0c11afa7 and this patch.
Although it might not please everyone I believe this is the way to go. In case
somebody does not agree he can propose an alternative in the following days.
Cheers,
Marek
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-07-17 19:11 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-07-17 10:43 [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [RFC] batman-adv: Remove compat code for kernel versions < 2.6.29 Sven Eckelmann
2011-07-17 11:11 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [RFC] batman-adv: Start to fiddle with compat stuff Sven Eckelmann
2011-07-17 11:15 ` Sven Eckelmann
2011-07-17 19:14 ` Simon Wunderlich
2011-07-18 8:35 ` Sven Eckelmann
2011-07-17 19:11 ` Marek Lindner [this message]
2011-07-23 9:51 ` [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [RFC] batman-adv: Remove compat code for kernel versions < 2.6.29 Marek Lindner
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