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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next]alx: Atheros AR8131/AR8151/AR8152/AR8161
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Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:48:43 -0400 (EDT)
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From: "Ren, Cloud" <cjren@qca.qualcomm.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 07:29:27 +0000

> Thanks for your information.
> 
> Drivers on different OSs share alf_hw.c, alf_hw.h, alc_hw.c and alc_hw.h
> 
> So it looks some of codes are duplicate, because other drivers need them.

You cannot do this, you must get rid of such compatability wrappers
and unused code.