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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Cc: Andreas Haumer <andreas@xss.co.at>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo.tosatti@cyclades.com>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-net@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.4 patch] disallow modular CONFIG_COMX
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 01:25:42 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040113002541.GX9677@fs.tum.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <40031EB1.5030705@pobox.com>

On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 05:24:49PM -0500, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Adrian Bunk wrote:
> >
> >CONFIG_COMX=m always gave an unresolved symbol in kernel 2.4, and it
> >seems noone is interested in properly fixing it.
> >
> >The patch below disallows a modular CONFIG_COMX.
> 
> I agree with the intent...
> 
> At this point, I am tempted to simply comment it out of the Config.in, 
> and let interested parties backport bug fixes and crap from 2.6 if they 
> would like.  The driver has had obvious bugs for a while...

In 2.6 the driver is marked BROKEN...

I only checked the compilation, if the driver compiled statically works 
I don't think it's a good idea to completely disable it.

> 	Jeff

cu
Adrian

-- 

       "Is there not promise of rain?" Ling Tan asked suddenly out
        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
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  reply	other threads:[~2004-01-13  0:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-12-31 13:13 Linux 2.4.24-pre3 Marcelo Tosatti
2003-12-31 13:53 ` Tim Cambrant
2003-12-31 15:26 ` Andreas Haumer
2004-01-10  1:39   ` [2.4 patch] fix CONFIG_DS1742 Config.in entry Adrian Bunk
2004-01-11  1:30   ` [2.4 patch] disallow modular CONFIG_COMX Adrian Bunk
2004-01-12 22:24     ` Jeff Garzik
2004-01-13  0:25       ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2004-01-13  9:57       ` Christoph Hellwig
2004-01-13 10:51         ` viro
2004-01-12  2:10   ` [2.4 patch] simplify PARPORT_PC_PCMCIA dependencies Adrian Bunk
2004-01-13  0:58   ` [2.4 patch] simplify COMX_PROTO_LAPB dependencies Adrian Bunk
2003-12-31 18:51 ` Iostats reporting problems was: Linux 2.4.24-pre3 Mike Fedyk
2004-01-13  1:42   ` Rick Lindsley

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